The Irony of Immigration and a Christian Nation

On August 21, the current administration announced two aggressive anti-immigrant initiatives for a “supposed” Christian nation. One was a new regulation that would, if not overturned, allow the government to imprison undocumented parents and their children indefinitely. It would also support the government’s initiative to hold children in even more wretched conditions than it does now.

The other initiative is Trump’s announcement that he is “looking very, very seriously” at ending “birthright citizenship.” This would jeopardize any infants born in this country to non-citizen mothers. They, in fact, would not be citizens. Instead, they would effectively be regarded as “illegals” and upon birth be subject to incarceration and deportation. This saga describes the country’s immigration crisis and an irrational Christian nation at odds.

The irony of all of this is how passionately Evangelicals have fought the abortion war only to support locking kids up in cages. It is as if they are claiming to… Click HERE to continue reading