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ZOMG! REFUGEE! PISS YOUR PANTIES!
Republicans, who often claim God speaks to them, have gone to great lengths to turn their backs on refugees. Maybe they should crack open the Bibles.
From almost beginning to end, the Christian Bible instructs its audience to accept “foreigners” and “strangers” and to offer them hospitality. The entire message of the parable of the Good Samaritan is to offer assistance to those who are political and social outsiders. And in 1 Peter the entire Christian community are called “sojourners” and encouraged to see themselves as refugees in the world.
Perhaps the most obvious and seasonally appropriate example is that of the Holy Family—Mary, Joseph, and (in utero) Jesus—who were turned away when they reached Bethlehem. Biblical scholars might object that the rejection story is historically implausible, but the popular meme that emerged last week has a point. Christians should be especially cognizant of the needs of vulnerable groups, because our tradition maintains that the Messiah was once denied shelter.
From Moses exposed in a reed basket to the sons of Israel seeking help from Pharaoh in times of famine to Mary and Joseph in nativity play sheds, Christian heroes are those cast out and in need of help. In the gospels, Jesus is clear that the Kingdom of Heaven is for those who help the needy by sheltering, feeding, and clothing them. Those who don’t are the goats. You don’t want to know what happens to the goats.
“Love thy neighbor as thyself” is a foundational Christian teaching and used in many denominations as a shorthand for the ethical teaching of the Bible as a whole.
What does loving your neighbor mean? Well, it sure as hell doesn’t mean leaving them to face torture, persecution, rape, and death.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/22/the-bible-is-crystal-clear-about-refugees.html