The Church and Illegal Immigration
Sunday, October 11, 2009
By Ruthie Hendrycks
Minnsir
The following email concerns the Evangelical Church and its decision
to publicly support Amnesty joining the ranks of the Catholic Church
on this issue.
For those who are advocates AGAINST amnesty – this recent action by the Evangelical
Church is not a welcomed site. The Church’s in your face approach to this issue is
already causing feelings of frustration – as is apparent by the many emails that
I have received. Many of those who had previously emailed me had thoughts of finding another
avenue to practice their faith without supporting the Catholic Church or are
in disagreement with this action which is apparent by responses below.
A person religious beliefs is a very personal factor in ones’ life and for some …
it is as important as their beliefs on illegal immigration. Unfortunately for the Church,
studies show that the majority of Americans do not support amnesty, and by Christian leaders
deciding to draw a line in the sand on this issue, they are forcing many to
make a decision – some feeling that they must now choose between God and County
At a time in our nations history when attacks against Christianity unfortunately seem
to be taking a real hit why would these establishments even publicly make these decisions and statements? Many believe that these actions are to increase membership totals. Would have not been better for the Evangelical and Catholic Churches to participate as they desire from the sidelines in a ‘not so public’ fashion therefore, not entering the political realm on an issue that does not only address Amnesty, but many other aspects as well, such as language, culture etc.
Will this decision cause yet even more fracturing of the United States of America or
will those who are against this stand, push back? Will there be a creating of differencing church settings further eroding the American landscape (which already has come into
play) or will those who have definite and determined positions of our rule of law, and
immigration policies simply be ignored and thrown under the bus?
Perhaps the best way that I can personally answer these questions is by providing you
in this “Ruthie Response” with a respond from a Minnesota Pastor from the NumbersUSA alert – found below.
It states………….
I am a pastor but we are not members of the (NAE) organization. . . . Please do not broad swipe all of us because there are many, many pastors out there that do not believe in amnesty for illegals.
Each and every one of us MUST make the decision on how to proceed within their
religious beliefs regarding the issue of illegal immigration.
FOR ME …. I choose NOT to decrease either my religious beliefs nor my stand against illegal immigration and will make my decision clear to my local religious leaders.
FOR ME ….. I will continue to support my faith while seeking a Church – that does allows me to do just that …. an avenue/setting to continue practicing my faith without involving or siding with amnesty.
Ruthie
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