I have shared a lodge room with plenty of brothers from foreign lands all here legally.
Last night’s “aha†moment came as I was reflecting on the issue of comprehensive immigration reform. The tendency of faith leaders advocating for a compassionate approach to immigrants is to appeal to the numerous “be kind to strangers†texts in the Hebrew Scriptures. The problem with this approach is that it elicits a universal response from the other side, “Yes, but those were legal immigrants. I’m talking about illegal immigrants. Since illegal immigrants are lawbreakers, they shouldn’t have any rights. And if you think they should, you’re just another godless liberal seeking to undermine the moral fabric of America… etc., etc.†It occurred to me that one of the most famous and beloved women in the entire Bible was an “illegal†immigrant. Her name was Ruth.
I’m not making this up. Deuteronomy 23:3 is clear, “An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of the Lord; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the Lord forever.†If you’re still not convinced that descendants of Moab were ordered to be excluded from the congregation of Israel, take a look at verse 6, which says, “You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all their days forever.†With this in mind, isn’t it strange that the hero in the story of Ruth is Boaz, a man that showed kindness to a Moabite woman? We look at the story today and know intuitively that Boaz was a hero, but we often forget that Boaz could have very well been considered a villain to the religious leaders of his day. After all, they might have said, the law forbids people like Ruth from being included in Israeli society — and they would have been right.
Kind of strange isn’t it? God writes a law and then commends people for breaking it? I can think of two other examples where this strange paradox occurs.
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http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/23/if-ruth-was-a-moabite-illegal-immigrant-what-does-that-make-boaz/
to add to what Rhit is saying... no man has a RIGHT to be made a Mason, it is earned and our requirements to join are set in stone (no pun intended).
Don't ever came to your head that nobody wants to be an illegal alien? .'. .'. .'.
I agree. If someone is breaking the law daily I would think that this would disqualify them from membership.not to sound like a jerk,but i wouldnt vote for someone if their illegal. let them go through the steps to become a legal citizen,than come back to be voted on.
Yes lets skip all the logic and only notice attitudes.
...but whats wrong with shock therapy.
...and you are an angry troll....
Lets just project while we're at it.
Agreed! Like we care what he thinks, lol.It's often underused....
I come from an ancient irregular temple and i wouldnt call myself a believer so you may take my words with a grain of salt.
I am married to a us citizen. You gentlemen have no clue what you speak of and how hard your gov has made it. Someone just quoted how you shouldnt scrutinize or stand up against ur own gov. So between education and fairness on one side and following rules blindly you choose the latter without question.
I even heard someone take a bash at liberals. Hehe. I am thankful i walk my road alone then. Id rather that than share it with most of the views shown here.
Whoch leads me to believe what i know is true. that freemasonry is lost multiple times since 1717.
You remind me of the Muslim arabs i grew up around. I tend to see the lack of empathy as well. That same empathy your lord and savior jesus christ had plenty to spare and he had said i am the way so who are you to cling to your personal opinion. A child of the light? Sure.
You think there is a difference between people who were born here and people who werent. The constitution doesnt make that mistake.
Also the scripture the gentleman quoted earlier said to always obey goverbment. So if germany or russia or ksa takes over usa you are bound to not protect yourself and obey?
Is that what the native americans still dubbed indians should have done?
Also you speak of human gov laws. Do any of you rise beyond the ten commandments? Has any of us truly rose above the first degree.
Freemasonry is cool but freemasons are outdated. They forgot what they were building. And now they are in-bred shouting damn tree huggers gonna ruin our country. Well it aint reallyyours. You stole it. And killed for it. And not too long ago. But you are so inbred you lack awareness amongst other things.
So you killed. A godly sin. And u live in it everyday. And you are allowed to be mason. Yet anyone who walkes in now (like your granddaddy did) or fails to renew a visa is cast out of the light? What is this newage light you follow. Is it LED? Is it blind or blinding. You are selectively christian. So you are not christian at all.
Excuse my blunt. Loaded it with kief.
And jesus was an arab jew.. dark and ugly and smelly. Not white and inbred and entitled.
So you adopt Christianity and freemasonry which are both middle eastern constructs. Which means you are a thief with no honor. Wheres the credit? Wheres being humble. Wheres curiosity and studying.
So you a thief with no honor roam free in this world but an illegal alien is cast out from the light?
You must forget that it was immigrant brain power that made this country great with science and literature. Not inbreds
Only after getting caught .is being here illegally a felony? honest question, because i don't really know.