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The Fraud of Political Correctness |
The Theological Reason | The Social Reason | The Civil Reason |
The Reality

 
ONTRARY to any political correctness, illegal immigration is a grave sin. Why? Actually, it’s a sin for several reasons.

 
The Theological Reason

Illegal immigration is a sin theologically because every illegal alien commits mortal sin by breaking two of the Ten Commandments: “Thou shalt not lie,” and “Thou shalt not steal.”

 
The Social Reason

Illegal immigration is a sin socially because it defiles Christian love for one’s neighbor: it breaks up families in the country of origin; it implicates children in the sins of their parents; it exploits the illegal aliens themselves in terms of wages and benefits; it deprives legitimate citizens of jobs; it increases the tax burden on taxpayers; and it brews a support system for criminal activity, such as drug smuggling, terrorism, murder, assault, rape, vandalism, identity theft, false documentation, shoplifting, and street camping.

 
The Civil Reason

And, let us not forget, illegal immigration is a sin because civilly it is a federal crime. Remember, Saint Paul told us to be obedient to authority because “whoever resists authority opposes what God has appointed, and those who oppose it will bring judgment upon themselves” (Romans 13:2). Saint Peter told us to “Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by Him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right” (1 Peter 2:13–14). Moreover, Christ told Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque that “I love obedience, and without it no one can please Me.” Consequently, those who disobey laws meant to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens bring doom upon themselves.

No matter where you go, you cannot receive political sanctuary from sin. Without repentance, confession, and penance you are headed to doom.

 
The Reality

So how can Christians welcome others into their midst without committing sin? Well, those who call themselves Christian must first have in their hearts a real place of welcome, and this requires a dedication to a real Christian identity.

•	Real Christians do not break the Ten Commandments.
•	Real Christians respect the language and the laws of the country in which they reside.
•	Real Christians respect the legitimate property and boundaries of others.
•	Real Christians avoid committing sin and do not condone the sin of others.
•	Real Christians do not lead their children into temptation and sin.
•	Real Christians do not look to social methods to fix their personal distress but instead turn to God in prayer.
•	Real Christians resist cultural evil by not engaging in protest and terrorism.
•	Real Christians are not duped by political and social pressure to commit sin.
•	Real Christians do not commit sin in the name of “compassion.”

If Christians are not living a real Christian identity, and if they aren’t teaching others to live prayerful lives free of sin, then all that they do in the name of “social justice” is just a pathetic fraud in the service of the demonic.

Hmm . . . a wall worked before.

 
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