Tag: ICE
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Performative Empathy and Evangelical Elitists
There is a great deal of discussion in evangelical circles regarding the concepts of sympathy and empathy. Most people tend to equate the two terms as being synonymous, however, there is a distinct and important difference. Merriam-Webster describes the difference this way: Sympathy is a feeling of sincere concern for someone who is experiencing something
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Christian Love and Illegal Immigration
The United States of America is a nation of immigrants; this is simply a matter of history. Immigration is part of the lifeblood of the American experience. However, immigration is currently at the heart of one of the most divisive political debates in the nation. Specifically, the issue of illegal immigration. America, like every other
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No, Political Protests in a Church are Not Like Jesus Flipping Tables in the Temple
Ignorance of Scripture is bad enough, and it will lead someone to Hell. Willful ignorance, the purposeful rejection of God’s clear testimony, especially when it is so abundantly available, is inexcusable. And Shane Claiborne is being willfully ignorant. Jesus literally staged a protest IN THE TEMPLE. Flipped some tables… and drove out the folks pretending
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Christians and the Doctrine of Objective Reasonableness
Whenever there is a high-profile law enforcement incident involving the use of force, particularly deadly force, it takes almost no time whatsoever for internet “experts” to weigh in and decide whether or not the officer involved was in the right. And, in most cases, with little to no knowledge of the details, many people will
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Are They Truly Sojourners?
There has been much discussion regarding the issue of illegal immigration within the United States. Merriam-Webster defines an illegal alien/immigrant as “a foreign person who is living in a country without having official permission to live there.”[1] In other words, illegal immigration involves persons who are citizens of another nation who have violated immigration laws
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