Thread by @crazypastor

Y’all, we’re being a *bit* too hard on Christians being anti-immigrant.

It’s not like the God of the Bible specifically calls a 'wandering Aramean’ who lives and dies as an immigrant (Abraham).

It’s not like there are entire sections of the Torah that spell out how to treat a foreigner/alien (the @CommonEngBible often translates as ‘immigrant') and come down hard on “no matter what you do make sure you NEVER mistreat them.”

So let’s just chill for a second.

I mean, if there were a book of the bible devoted to an immigrant (Ruth) who ends up being the great-great-great-great grandmother of King David, that would be something.

Like, if we had several prophets spend large parts of their fiery sermons lambasting the people for treating immigrants badly (Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah) then I might start considering the idea that immigrants are actual human beings.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

People out here acting like the Bible says that immigrants should automatically be citizens and ALSO be a financial strain on this country, ugh.

Stupid libs remaking Jesus to be some kind of refugee fleeing violence (Matthew 2:13-14).

As though the very Savior of the world describes himself as a homeless immigrant or something (Luke 9:58, the very Gospel reading in the Revised Common Lectionary for today)

So, this bullshit out of the way, let’s focus on what matters.

Let us pledge allegiance to what really matters: the State under which we live (forget Paul’s stupid, needlessly controversial “we are citizens with the saints” crap, Ephesians 2:19).

Let us never question our leaders or these socially-constructed borders that are often built on economic injustice.

There are plenty of biblical examples of this more godly way to live: Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Caesar.