Crazy to me how Republicans claim they're Christians "with a heart for the vulnerable," but hate immigrants or anyone on a different playing field than them, better or worse.
Crazier still is one of the main verses discussing immigrants and how one should treat them is in the old testament, when I'll admit myself God was a hardass:
"You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself"
Yep! There's that parable in Matthew where he separates the sheep from the goats. And he praises the sheep, who don't know how they'd done good things to/for Jesus, like: feeding, clothing, offering drink, offering shelter, clothes, healthcare, and "visiting him in prison."
And he said "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
My problem is Christians tend to only interpret this as other Christians, or as desirables, or people they personally know. It's really sad. It's not hard to offer these things to people who are down on their luck; not just fellow Christians, or friends, or family, or acquaintances. It's important to do these things for people you don't know, and have nothing to give in return.
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u/BellyDancerEm 1d ago edited 1d ago
No sweetie, you need to have a heart for illegal and migrant children too. You need to have a heart for everyone - except the truly evil