There are a number of things in this world I don’t understand. One of the most perplexing conundrums for me is how American Christianity has become so divorced from the teachings of the wise rabbi they venerate as their god.
Anyone with even the slightest familiarity with the teachings of Jesus Christ knows that his message is one of kindness, love and empathy for one’s neighbor. As the Bible teaches us:
Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
Republicans are seeking to play on the fears of their mostly Evangelical base by proposing the United States reject the plight of Syrian refugees and bar them from our shores. It doesn’t matter that the U.S., as opposed to other countries, is taking in a relative small number of the millions of refugees (10,000).
It doesn’t matter that a refugee entering the U.S. undergoes a security clearance check that could take several rounds, an in-person interview, approval by the Department of Homeland Security, medical screening, a match with a sponsor agency, “cultural orientation” classes, and one final security clearance. This all happens before a refugee ever steps on American soil.
The masters of the wedge issues are at it again. The message is simple: Syrian refugees are terrorists. They are coming here to kill us.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is planning to propose legislation that would bar Syrian Muslim refugees from entering the country. Christian refuges would be allowed to enter the United States, however. Perhaps there is a Christian data bank I am not aware of?
What Republican presidential nominees and GOP governors are doing to block Syrian refugees from entering our country is beyond shameless. That their message resonates with their religious base is shameful. It only amplifies how American Christian fundamentalists have perverted the message of their purported savior.
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John: couldn’t agree with you more. The GOP/ Tea Party has become the party of fear and bigotry. The same thoughts that the nazis used in WW2 Germany. These candidates and governors should be ashamed of themselves and those who follow them are no better than that same nazi Germany’s populous that ratted out the Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and others that they feared without logic
I read a lot of comments on other blogs. The level of fear is unbelievable. The Repugs have hit the jackpot with their latest wedge issue! If only the so-called Christians were real Christians.
Republican “Christians”, if they were more honest, would admit they are actually Jews in their thinking – they believe in the philosophies in the Old Testament much more than the New Testament.
What is Christianity but a sect of Judaism based on a cult following of the rabbi Jesus?