Organizers are planning the May 1 "Great American Boycott," urging illegal immigrants -- who cannot vote and who have only limited political power -- to flex their economic muscle. Protesters are being urged to refrain from shopping,and to stay away from school and work.
This is a movement orchestrated by people who enteredthe US illegally,and then want to scream about their"rights." WHAT RIGHTS? YOU DON'T EVEN BELONG HERE!
The email went on to blame illegal aliens for eveerything from gangs and drugs to illiteracy rates and the economy. It went on to compare them to terrorists and call on good Americans to counter the boycott by going out and buying and selling as much as they could.
What rights? What rights? How about these?
"And we hold these truths to be self evident, that ALL men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
"ALL men," not "all leagally naturalized or native born American citizens," ALL men.
And you know what?
In stead of being angry at poor people who want to work and make a better life for themselves and their families, why not be angry at the oil ceo who hot a $400 million retirement package- thats $3 for every American citizen!? How about being angry that oil companies just reported enough profits to equal over $1,000 for every single American citizen? 270 million times $1,000. Hmmm. This is a MORAL issue, I'd say it's at least as much of a moral issue as war, lying, leaking, gay marriage or abortion.
"The same law applies to the native-born and to the alien living among you."
~Exodus 12:49
That includes this the rights contained in this little law right here:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Being angy at poor migrant workers is a waste of time and a red-herring to divert us from more serious issues. And as both a patriotic American and a Bible believing Christian, I am sick and tired of my faith being used by the religious right to support bigotry and intollerance. Let me lay some Scripture on ya my brothers and sisters-
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice.
Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the alien, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Exodus 22:21
"Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.
Exodus 23:9
"Do not oppress an alien; you yourselves know how it feels to be aliens, because you were aliens in Egypt.
Leviticus 19:10
Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:33
" 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him.
Leviticus 19:34
The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 23:22
" 'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.' "
Leviticus 25:35
" 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you.
And one of my favorites-
Leviticus 25:23
" 'The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants."
Because...
1) whites took this land from the Indians, and really the Spanish, French and Portuguise were here before the English and
2) NONE of it is ours, it's all God's anyway. People, God's children, are more important than property or places. This is not a pro-immigrant view, and unAmerican view, or a liberal view, this is a Scriptural view.
You don't even realize how UN-Christian, Un-Biblica, UN-Constitutuional, UN-American, unhelpful, and how hateful or racist you're being, do you?
PLEASE think about the emails you forward. PLEASE think and pray about this issue. And most of all PLEASE read the constitution and the Bible.
I think the fact that George Bush angrily said that the National Anthem should only be sung in English is an example of how unintelligent and how racist he is- he who's courted the Latino vote so well for how many years. Hell, I think it might be better sung in Spanish than in English!
1) 60 percent of Americans don't even know the lyrics- at least these immigrants are trying to show how much they love and admire America and believe in what it (used to) stand for.
and 2) How many men fought and died and how many families sacrificed in a war to free the UNited States from England? Why should ENGLISH be the only or the official language when they were our sworn and mortal enemy in war?
Okay, that's a little silly, but I hope it makes the point that this whole imigration reform debate is rediculously silly and has gotten WAY out of hand.
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