Is the U.S. about to become a less Christian nation? A surprising new report found that the vast majority of migrants at risk of deportation under President Trump’s sweeping new immigration policies follow the Christian faith.
The report, organized by World Relief and co-authored by prominent religious organizations like the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals, concludes that should President Trump succeed in his immigration goals, millions of Christians will be deported.
Now, report authors are sounding the alarm, alleging the aggressive new immigration policies will not only rip faithful families apart, but could contribute to the decline of Christianity in the United States.
Deporting Christianity
Titled “One Part of the Body: The Potential Impact of Deportations on American Christian Families,” the report shows that some 10 million undocumented Christians are at risk of deportation from the United States. The report says that another 7 million Christians – most of them spouses and minor children sharing a household with undocumented immigrants – would also be directly affected by those deportations.
“We’re sounding the alarm that all American Christians need to be aware of what’s being proposed,” said report author Matthew Soerens. “Our prayer with this report is that American Christians will recognize that these proposed deportations, to whatever extent they ultimately become a reality, are not just a policy issue but a dynamic that will impact us, followers of Jesus who were knit together in unity under Christ.”
Upon taking office earlier this year, President Trump made immigration one of his highest priorities. His aggressive stance on deporting undocumented immigrants has at times drawn ire even from evangelicals, who widely supported him. Just a few months ago, he directed immigration officials to raid Spanish-language churches, prompting backlash from some supporters.
Unforeseen Consequences?
Report authors hope to raise awareness that President Trump’s immigration policies may have widespread – and potentially unforeseen – implications for Christianity in the United States.
The report shows that 18% of Catholics, 6% of evangelicals, and 3% of other Christian groups (representing 8% of all Christians in the country) are vulnerable to deportation or live with someone vulnerable. Considering Christianity is already on the decline in the United States, losing an additional ten million Christians could be catastrophic for Christianity’s cultural influence, critics say.
“If even a fraction of those vulnerable to deportation are actually deported, the ramifications are profound — for those individuals, of course, but also for their U.S.-citizen family members and, because when one part of the body suffers, every part suffers with it, for all Christians,” the report reads.
“We want churches to grow, and… the administration’s mass deportation policies and congressional support of that would be, in fact, a church decline strategy, removing millions from active membership of churches,” explained Walter Kim, head of the National Association of Evangelicals. Kim suggests that most Trump-supporting Christians may not fully understand the impact his policies may have on their faith.
Should President Trump deport as many undocumented immigrants as he hopes, the consequences for Christianity may be dire.
What do you think? If millions of Christians are deported under Trump, what would the impact on faith in America be?
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Sow, reap. Enjoy, MAGAts. 🫡
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I doubt the illegals are maga members. I'm sure maga members still want illegals to enter the country the proper way regardless of their religious affiliation.
As far as reaping what you sow, Im certain maga members are happily reaping what they've sown.
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Regardless of their faith tRump is getting carried away with his deportations. He apparently has some sort of grudge or bias against Hispanics and allows that to drive his obsession. tRump cares little what faith anyone is unless they worship at his feet. Under tRump all religions will suffer.
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I couldn't help but notice your slip up. Illegal aliens are the ones getting carried away with Trump's deportation.
Have you ever noticed the vast majority of eggs Americans eat are chicken eggs? The reason for that is because chickens are the ones laying the eggs we eat.
If Hispanics are the ones being deported it's probably because Hispanics are the ones that entered illegally. If Russians were the majority of illegals, we'd see Russians getting deported.
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With you being religious I totally understand why you struggle to use logic, and reason, especially when it comes to understanding illegal immigration and the resulting need for deportation. Biden and Obama also deported illegal immigrants, and possibly the majority came from south of the border.
Just in case you don’t fully understand geography, Mexico is the neighboring country south of the United States where most of the illegal immigrants came from, and other Latino countries are south of Mexico. There is a very good geographical reason why you won’t find many, if any, Australian aboriginals trying to get into the US. I’ll let you take a look at a world map to try and figure that out.
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TDS is a recognized Acute Mental Illnes.
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This has nothing to do with religion. It also has nothing to do with the law as cited, because the law is not equally applied. It has to do with people with money and persuasion taking advantage of poor people regardless of status for their own financial and political gain, and getting rid of them when they are no longer useful.
I highly doubt that any of the so-call "illegal" or undocumented people who work for Donald Trump's properties, clubs etc. have been subject... as long as they are able to work for nothing and continue to serve him whatever cocktail it is that turns the president "orange."
Lots of comments about religion here... an important thing, in it's proper place: a belief, a practice, a comfort, even a joy... something that helps one realize that there is more to life, or maybe less to life, and what if life is the approach of no life?
There is no use for it otherwise. Power. Control. Money. Belief and it's desperate siblings "hop" and "faith" are now, and have always been too easily manipulated and exploited.
And now, again, by manipulations and exploitation we have the MAGAtt (read maggot) Nationalists... "Christian Nationalists," here now but no different than in the old days: they were known as "Nazi's" back then and we had them here in the US just as they had them in Europe... can't just blame Germany.... and here they are again.
Hmmm... a quandry I do not think these people will stop with immigrants, Muslims, so-called "anti-semites" because these people ARE the anti-semites...they are just using a different playbook....
Peace, out, and tomorrow: ACT UP...it might be the last chance you get before they take you too....!
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The USA was never a “Christian” nation. Read The Constitution. Since electing the Anti-Christ as POTUS, we are even less of a “Christian Nation.”
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I’ll vouch for that!
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The constitution does not make us a Christian nation. What makes us so is the fact the majority of Americans still profess to be Christian. So long as that is true, and I am sure it grows less so every day, we are indeed a Christian nation. Regardless of what the government says.
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Donald Trump is the chosen one of the christian right in the US. He is here doing "god's work on earth " according to them. Since Trump is actually the anti-christ sent to destroy us, I believe that the Christianity of Jesus Christ is dead here. Trump Our National religion is now Husksterism. Get the money from the suckers as fast and in any way you can! MAGAs cheer!
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I'm less worried about the diminishment of Christianity in the US, than the removal of workers willing to do jobs most Americans shun. "Despite their perceived low status, menial jobs are essential for the functioning of many sectors of the economy."
No fast food for you. No janitors, no cleaning ladies, no fruit and vegetable pickers, no landscapers, etc,.
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Aren't you asking for a problem we abolished in the civil war. "Don't allow anybody to make you feel that you're nobody." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. People from any country need to follow process for entry. It is that plain and simple.
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Follow the entry process, agreed Margaret. It's the exit process I'm worried about. ICE has been grabbing and hauling away some legitimate citizens who simply protest Our Fearless Leader's self serving policies and abruptly revoking legitimate visas of students near graduation who are trying to better themselves and contribute to society.
Nothing is plain and simple these days.
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It's amazinghow many fruit picers I see working in all kinds of business's. This my opinion the reason that I see are so it seems: the person hiring is looking out for self, he wants cheap labor. The person doing the hiring and the person paying thes people needs to be locked up for beiong a law breaker. Many times they will pay cash and that is aiding and abetting lock them up. The person wo is hidng are assisting as many churches were and still are hiding people who need to be arrested.
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It's amazinghow many fruit picers I see working in all kinds of business's. This my opinion the reason that I see are so it seems: the person hiring is looking out for self, he wants cheap labor. The person doing the hiring and the person paying thes people needs to be locked up for beiong a law breaker. Many times they will pay cash and that is aiding and abetting lock them up. The person wo is hidng are assisting as many churches were and still are hiding people who need to be arrested.
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This is Fiction..
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Current American culture is antithetical to Christianity anyway. That's the Church of Mammon, and given that almost half the country has joined it, I doubt that deportation is going to have as big an impact as corrupt politicians, buying laws to support their personal bigotry, have had. We are already a country that worships money and hatred. Little pockets of Christianity may still be here or there but America as a whole has completely rejected Jesus's values. This article is worrying about the front barn door when the back wall has been missing for years.
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Well if they're Christians then they probably know Matthew 22:21;
"Render unto Caesar the things that are seizures and unto God the things that are God"s".
In this case the thing that is Caesar's, decades-old US immigration law, has regulations against entering the country illegally and makes provisions for your removal if you do.
And if you don't think the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob believes in borders, you might want to refresh yourself by reading...
Genesis15:18.
Exodus 23:31.
Deuteronomy 32:8.
Numbers 34: 1-12.
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The Call to Love the Stranger Throughout the Bible, we find a consistent call for us to love those who are strangers among us. In a world where people are often judged based on where they come from, we are reminded that God’s love transcends boundaries. As we navigate conversations about immigration, we should remember that divine love knows no borders. We are called to welcome each other warmly, creating spaces where everyone feels accepted and valued. This friendly approach can transform lives, as it reflects God’s gracious nature.
Leviticus 19:34 “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.”
Deuteronomy 10:19 “And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.”
Exodus 22:21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.”
Deuteronomy 24:17 “Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.”
Zecharaiah 7:10 “Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.”
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Fine. So give them a loving kiss on the forehead as they board the flight for back home.
Because fortunately, either way, the Judeo-Christian scriptures are not US immigration law.
As a matter of fact I think there's only one religion that is trying to impose it's religious laws on the west.
Be that as it may, every nation on Earth has borders and customs and immigration laws. There's not one reason why the US should have to be the sucker, like we were during the last Administration, in that regard.
By the way, the poem on that plaque on the Statute of Liberty; "Give me your tired, your poor...", that is NOT U.S. immigration law either.
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Funny that's the Xtians' go-to when they support Cesar's laws yet decry any laws that conflict with their silly mythology. Hypocrites, and you know it.
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Old Testament. How eager use that to support their arguments as opposed to Jesus teachings. Hypocrites!
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The last time I looked at the law in the US I don’t think it made any difference what religion anyone is. A crime is a crime. Why should it make any difference?
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Should Christians be permitted to break laws without consequences? Christ said no, they should not. Render unto Caesar what is his, but He wasn't discussing money, but whether or not Christians should follow the tax laws. As an American Christian, I have written to Congress more than once asking that they consider hiring more immigration judges so that those wishing to become productive citizens here can do it in a reasonable amount of time, rather than having to wait as long as six years for their court dates. Ellis Island, using pencils and paper, processed an average of 5,000 immigrants per day, whereas our present day system, using computers, are processing about half that. Perhaps we need to focus on helping our Christian brothers and sisters from other lands enter this nation legally, rather than making it so difficult and time-consuming that they find it beneficial to seek an illegal route.
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Deporting illegal aliens has nothing at all to do with religion and is a completely different issue.
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I don’t think migrants being predominantly Christians is neither here nor there, especially since Christianity has been on the decline long before Trump ever came into the picture, but do Christians support illegal immigration? Or does obeying the law of the land have any relevance to being a Christian?
MAGA Christians believe that Trump is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, that he is the Lord, Savior, Redeemer, and Retribution of the Christian Faith, so, with the majority of Christians having voted for Trump for a second time, I don’t see why Christians of all people should care about deportations. Their faith, although misplaced and misguided, should continue supporting the false Christ until the true Christ comes to judge all.
Now, my personal perspective on deportation of immigrants - legal or otherwise - so long as they are seeking a better life, liberty, or property, they have a legal right to be anywhere The Constitution is upheld, according to The Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1. Deportation only applies to illegal aliens who cannot or do not obey the laws of the land.
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Just another proof that Donald Trump is the Antichrist. Not only is he lawless and a an of sin, now he is clearly antichristian. Also, his VP is known to have been a former Protestant turn coat for Roman Catholicism. I, for one, don't need any further proof
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It’s totally okay, you can still pay homage to sleepy, Joe, the beach dweller, you are not on your own. You are now unBidened by what has been. Listen to Kamala Harris if ever you get bored and want a good laugh to cheer you up. Failing that, try listening to AOC, she’s also good for a laugh, bless her heart. I’m sure she means well. 😜
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As one cannot be an “astrologist” because there’s no such thing as astrology; there are, however, those who call themselves astrologers, the fact that astrology never or ever will exists, matters not. Ditto with Christians, there are those who call themselves Christian’s, even though there’s no primary evidence that Jesus existed. And, without those self-identifying as Christians, there’d be no MAGA’ers, thank God. And, God, is the same as Nature; because God is the personification of Nature, and the idea of God is easier to teach, than the depth, breadth and complexity of Nature.
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You're not the best at acronyms, no offense.
Make America Great Again
Let me know where Christian fits in bill. I'll go get a drink of water while you find it. Maybe America is Christian? Naw, that's a stretch, I'll go get that water....
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Astrology does indeed exist, just as Xtianity exists. That both are silly supernatural nonsense doesn't make them not exist, it simply makes them silly supernatural nonsense.
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Interesting dilemma, What will God do to solve this man made problem? T's the ? We are living in exciting times where as the future of immigrant can be as simple as a kiosk & the power of sanctuary in churches could grow in for front to protect the undocumented immigrants until they receive legal citizenship. Families affiliated with churches for living God honoring lives & to be a healthy part of communities. with God's path. It's been done that way before why is it so that it is not happening now. Make America healthy again strengthen you sanctuary laws & over shadow visas so they are not denied & help families that are chrisitans.
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A similar study of the religious breakdown of inmates in our jails and prisons would render a similar result. Personally, I would rather live next to a law-abiding atheist than a law-breaking Christian.
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They can go back to their homeland and spread the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST. HE did say, go into all the world. Come back and do it LEGALLY.
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Wherever They are being deported back to is God's plan for them. If they are Praising Our Lord here, They can take it with them anyplace He Sends Them to do His Will There As Well.
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Not all will make it into heaven. Did you ever hear of the gates of heaven? You have to earn your admission. Same with entrance into most countries. Go thru the right way. Would you let people to come into your house and start living there for good taking all your food and sleeping in your bed?
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You can't earn your way into heaven. No mortal man can be good enough, we are all sinners. Salvation is a gift for those who repent their sins.
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Thank you for adding humor into this conversation.
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If you're truly Christian, then you'll be Christian wherever you are. Just think of it as sending missionaries. Yes they once were criminals and now serving their time. But ifffffff they are now truly Christian, converted while in prison. They can go make a huge difference in the communities (when they get out) where the came from. This can help at the root if the problems. I'm of Christ first and American second. I'm happy to to see anyone in any country benefit from Christ. He is in control. This can all be part of His larger than us plan. It's nothing to fret over. Besides. The darker it is, the easier it is to have your light seen. Fact: if it's getting as dark as many say. It should be a chance for you to be seen all the more helping people come to you for the light you share Ifffffffg you're truly In Christ and truly shining your light and being the salt of the earth. If you can't be seen In the dark you certainly aren't seen in the light! No excuses to not be seen and not be out there leading others to Christ! UNLESSSSSSS YOU'RE NOT WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE! Get out and be the Church. Be on fire to save lives and strengthen your Sisters and Brothers in Christ. Love.
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All four of my grandparents came to the United States in the early 1900's through Ellis Island, because they were sponsored by a relative that was already in the USA legally. All four became USA citizens.
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Regardless of religious beliefs, anyone who wants to enter any country illegally should be punished or not allowed to enter until they apply & go through the acceptance policies of that nation. Separation of church & state! If one were a true Christian then they would follow the requirements that do not create lies or create situations that are considered illegal or corrupt. The truth shall set you free! So, if you want to enter a country they follow the rules & guidelines as set forth.
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You realize that the correct way to enter the country for a person seeking asylum is to get over any border any way they can into the US and then present themselves to authorities and request asylum?
If your life really is in danger, crossing at one of the authorized border crossings can get you captured or killed. The laws about border crossings do not apply to asylum seekers. Calling them "illegal aliens" is a lie.
People who are here illegally do need to be dealt with. But we can not break our laws to deal with the problem. Every person we deport is entitled by law to a hearing before a judge. Then the judge decides, under the letter of the law, what happens. When this is skipped we end up with things like legal US residents who followed all the law being deported and held in hellhole foreign prisons.
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Its tells us in Romans to submitt to governing athorities - no further discussion needed - he said it -we belive it & live by it do it right or don't do it at all - if your a Christian - obey the word
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Yes, please don’t use logic, or reason. Do as you are told by your god and be good boys and girls or you will be grounded by your god, and it serves you right for believing in it. Patriarchal gods can be so cruel to those of you who are females, but you do insist on believing in it….right? You’ve only got yourselves to blame. I don’t think deities think much about DEI. Just get on your knees and bow down to it, and worship it for eternity because it loves you, as long as you do as you are told.🤭
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Has your publication become an advocacy group of the Leftist antichrist Democrat Party? Your Support of the Rainbow Mafia, and the Trans Agendas, wanton disregard for the Rule of Law here in the United States of America, and almost dead-silence on the subject of elective Termination of Pregnancy. This is quite telling. I am hopeful that our President Donald J. Trump will fully accomplish all of His Agendas of which over Three Quarters of all legal Citizens of these United States of America legitimately voted for Him to do. Both by the Electoral, and Popular Votes. A very First in USA History. Those who harbor illegal immigrants who are a known safety security threat to our Republic will be prosecuted and held legally accountable. Our Savior Jesus Christ Jehovah is fully on board with Law, and Order. In fact He, and our Heavenly Father Eloheim restored Their original Church in these the Latter-days here in the the United States of America. Restoring their Priesthood Authority on Earth. Through their Chosen Prophet , seer, and Revelator President Joseph Smith. Their only true Church is even named by holy revelation from our Heavenly Father the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The United States of America is their promised Land, and no other Nation will ever be allowed to defile it, nor their Gospel Docterines. Their Church is indeed a Global Church. Not a Globalist Church. There is a big distinction.
I have fully complied with the Community Codes of Conduct Standards here...
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😂. You’re joking, right? 😂😂😂😂😂
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No I am not joking. I have the Sacred Priesthood Authority of Jesus Christ Jehovah... you do not. Neither does anyone else who is not a Male Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Crossing the US Border, “ILLEGALLY,” IS a crime. It has nothing to do with one’s “Faith.”
Crossing the US Border, “For Asylum,” is a different matter.
The questions become:
- Is it a true Asylum request. That said, over the last four years or so years it is estimated around 11 million illegal border encounters have occurred. This does not include those that came across undetected/no border encounter. So add another 10% so roughly 11-12 million.
Typically, when one asks for asylum, they present at a Port of Entry. Many of these illegals do not cross at the ports of entry. That is suspicious in itself based on the numbers encou tered. And they are in groups, caravans, or exhibit behaviors and attributes that are NOT consistant with true asylum seekers.
This was intentionally designed to overload the Immigration and Law Enforcement systems and processes.
Intentionally.
This does not even address the illegal and smuggling operations along our Northern border with Canada. That is a whole other issue in itself.
So no. This mostly has nothing to do with one’s religious beliefs.
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Whether seeking asylum or otherwise, the key phrase in The Fourteenth Amendment is “any person.” For your reference, here’s what it reads:
“ SEC. I. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
While I agree with you that “ This mostly has nothing to do with one’s religious beliefs,” our country has three branches of government, and the Christian religion is not one of them, as the saying sort of goes. In this country, the Constitution is the law of the land, and that law is clear: Immigrants - legal or otherwise - have a right to be here so long as they uphold the law.
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Don't enter the country unless you have followed the law of any country to migrate into. Again, this is not about christianity, it is about the law of each country. We are not the only country that has this issue.
Another point to make, there are christians all over the world. The article did not define christian. Mainstream in the hispanic culture is Catholic. Christian is a very broad term and who is writing the article another leftist who is mad about the current state of politics. Before it was the right.
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Wrong question; Deportations are not based on religion, race or skin color, they are based on rule of, (U.S.), law. Remember, illegals are exactly that; illegal, (regardless of faith). Bottom line; We are either a country of laws, or we are not. While our laws are color blind, "justice" many times is not. Most deportees, will be allowed to return within 6 months, or so. All they need to do is enter a legal Port of Entry, (every state has at least one). As Americans, we gladly accept immigrants who wish to better themselves, and maybe one day become (legal) American citizens. These folks have my respect and gratitude. Criminal aliens, on the other hand, should show actual respect and self-deport. This would give them a "head's up", when they decide to return to the U.S. and become proud legal citizens. "Just say'in". . .
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If you know better then don't complain when you get caught. Christian are no christian. One thing for sure you want find anybody in heaven that pole faulted over the wall.
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'hope" not "hop" sorry tk
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Regardless of what you think about immigration policy, religion is not the issue here. People are not being deported for being Christian. A high percentage of them happen to be Christian because that is the dominant religion in many of the countries they are fleeing from. It is the same as saying most criminals in the U.S are Christian, which is true based on a higher percentage of Americans in general being Christian. Correlation does not equal causation.
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I see things a bit different than many of you. I am not a bleeding heart. These are other countries people illegally entering our country. Basically the are invaders. As a United States Marine, Along with my brothers I put my life on the line to protect the USA from invaders. Many of my brothers gave their lives to protect this great Nation. The problem is simple and easy to end, post the border with signs Warning Deadly or Lethal Force is Authorized. Then send all who enter illegally home in a box, Charge their family for the shipping and the price of the bullet. Unlike the illegals that have been deported up to 39 times. They will not come back and those coming will stop fast. Some of you think this sound harsh. Well, Try entering China, Russia or one of many other countries and see what happens. I know what happens, I have seen it first handed. It comes down to this, You protect your country and it's borders or in time you will not have a country! It is every Americans Duty to protect the USA. ( if you do not want to protect America you have no right to be here ! Because your not an American.
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This administration is truly evil. There is absolutely no compassion or any types of sympathy. They have no regard for human life. I'm not a person who wishes pain or harm. This admin has tested me. I'm ready to burn it down.
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We can afford the invasion to continue out of fear of losing some Christianity. The invasion brings too much risk of further criminal activity beyond just crossing illegally to worry about losing Christians.
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Jesus Christ could perform miracles such as turning five loaves and two fishes into enough to feed a multitude. The United States cannot perform that miracle. Your theory of our country turning less "Christian" doesn't hold with me. The open boarder was a self inflicted crisis. I feel as Christians we should help the less fortunate, but be realistic, the open boarder isn't the reason(s) we are less Christian. Progressivism, including the break down of nuclear family, globalism, continually going against God's will for our own desires. Take a look there before you automatically blame President Trump.
My opinion, and it's nice to read other opinions. Thanks, have a glorious day.
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Good, the less members of the Patriarchy in this country, the better.
THE LAST TIME I LOOKED at AND READ THE CONSTITUTION, PLUMP TRUMP and GANG ALL INCLUDING SCOTUS SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PRISON MILITARY PRISON AS TRAITORS ALL GOD BLESS AMERICA !
Dear John,
What county did president trump surrender forts, troops or equipment to? We know Biden surrendered troops and equipment to the Taliban and China.
Should Biden and Harris be in military prison for openly surrendering forts, troops and equipment to the enemy on global television the day of April 13, 2021, 2:15 pm EST?
Isn't that cute? BUT ITS WRONG!!!!! Seriously, Dotard negotiated the withdrawal, and turned loose prisons full of the enemy. Your boy done blew it, and blaming Biden is what the tragically Soft Bois do. Oh, and don't forget J6, because we Patriots won't. 🫡