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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We should be more selective who gets to immigrate and get citizenship, they should value capitalism and [b]Jeudeo christian culture[/b] and values[/quote]

What does that even mean? There is absolutely nothing in the OT or NT about, say, representative democracy. Political leaders are set above the people by God. Plus, that would even include requiring them to care for the poor, the widowed and orphaned, the ill or disabled, even the criminals (Matthew 25:36-40). And if we are supposed to represent those values when determining their admissibility then we shouldn't reject those who might become a public charge. Also, the Holy Spirit caused apostles to speak in the language of those listening, it didn't require the listeners to learn the apostles' language.

Even that business about the 10 commandments. The first three are orders to recognize God and observe the Sabbath. We got rid of that with the Bill of Rights.  Nobody says we can't covet, we just can't commit a criminal or civil offense to get what we covet--thoughts are not crimes. The punishable crimes were crimes long before the 10 commandments. Plus, the 10 commandments, and Jesus' commandments to love God and your neighbor, are not part of our political system, are presented as handed down from God, not as the laws created in the light of reason. Plus, the early Christians had all goods in common (later reflected in convents and monasteries where personal property was surrendered to the religious community).

Spare me this Judeo-Christian values business. It comes from that notion that unless they believe in God, humans are incapable of knowing how to live among each other and have any morals or ethics. Don't forget that Thomas Jefferson snipped out much of the New Testament to keep just what he considered consistent with his views on morals and ethics.

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