Joshua Seek

Christianity and the Immigration Issue

Today I am taking part in a synchroblog on immigration and how it relates to faith. As Congress debates how to handle illegal immigrants already within U.S. borders and how to more effectively handle hopeful immigrants in the future, Christians will need to consider what it means to love these new neighbors in our midst. Below are the links to others who have written on this topic. For my thoughts, visit my post on loving our immigrant brother. Mike Victorino at Still A Night Owl - Being the Flag Liz Dyer at Grace...

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September, 8 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Loving our Immigrant Brother

When I was a child, I got in trouble for something I did to my sister. I was told to go to the den, because my room had toys. It's not much of a punishment if the room you're banished to has toys. In the den were my family's books, among which, a large collection of “moral” books. I can't remember their names, but they were a set of books where each one focused on a different moral: lying, stealing, cheating, pride, meanness. While sitting in this room being punished, I collected together all the books that...

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September, 4 2010 • 5 Comments • 0 Faves
A belated writing on the Arizona immigration bill

Recently, Arizona passed into law SB1070, which requires law enforcement to investigate someone’s immigration status if there is “reasonable suspicion” that the person might be in the country illegally. The bill came out of left (or right) field... very little debate took place, and the public did not know much about it until the day before it was signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer. In the past, I have been very tough on immigration, but this began to change when I considered the people immigrating here. I...

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May, 4 2010 • 1 Comment • 0 Faves

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Christianity and the Immigration Issue

Loving our Immigrant Brother

A belated writing on the Arizona immigration bill

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