Senior Minister of Claremont United Methodist Church, Karen Clark Ristine (per her FaceBook profile), says she was stirred to tears by the nativity scene that her church put up. She wrote on Facebook Dec. 7,
She goes on to ask the reader what would happen if the same were to seek refuge in modern-day America?
(Answer: probably would be in a waiting room, waiting for slow bureaucracy to sort itself out.)
Actual answer: we don't know. If they used the right channels, they would be allowed into the US. Granted Joseph doesn't have any questionable cousins.
The context that people, *not necessarily Karen*, forget to remember is that these people try to cross the border illegally. If you break a countries laws, why should we treat you as if you were innocent? Yes, obviously, our slow system needs to clean itself up, because it takes way too long for anything to get through the echelons of government. But instead of trying to save the lawbreaking illegal aliens, we should begin focusing our efforts on straightening up the jumbled rules of admittance into the US.
*Edit: Obviously, this is a very nuanced situation, and needs to be handled carefully. Our response to illegal aliens shouldn't be cages and family separation. I was using this post more as a springboard into a broader conversation.*
"The theological statement posted with the nativity: In a time in our country when refugee families seek asylum at our borders and are unwillingly separated from one another, we consider the most well-known refugee family in the world. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the Holy Family. Shortly after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary were forced to flee with their young son from Nazareth to Egypt to escape King Herod, a tyrant. They feared persecution and death."
(Answer: probably would be in a waiting room, waiting for slow bureaucracy to sort itself out.)
Actual answer: we don't know. If they used the right channels, they would be allowed into the US. Granted Joseph doesn't have any questionable cousins.
The context that people, *not necessarily Karen*, forget to remember is that these people try to cross the border illegally. If you break a countries laws, why should we treat you as if you were innocent? Yes, obviously, our slow system needs to clean itself up, because it takes way too long for anything to get through the echelons of government. But instead of trying to save the lawbreaking illegal aliens, we should begin focusing our efforts on straightening up the jumbled rules of admittance into the US.
*Edit: Obviously, this is a very nuanced situation, and needs to be handled carefully. Our response to illegal aliens shouldn't be cages and family separation. I was using this post more as a springboard into a broader conversation.*
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