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What is the Bible’s guidance on Immigration? Compare to Muslim, Judaism, and
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:34 am
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:34 am
Buddhism
Sat morning coffee and ChatGPT, for better or worse! Sam Altman’s infusion of politics into its coding risk aside for moment, here goes - found the moral vs legal priority difference at end most interesting:
Christian teaching emphasizes moral obligation to care for immigrants, while allowing prudential disagreement on policy details.
Judaism offers one of the strongest scriptural mandates for protecting immigrants, grounded in empathy from historical suffering—while maintaining legal boundaries.
Islam strongly supports asylum, protection, and hospitality, viewing migration as morally meaningful, while emphasizing law, responsibility, and order.
Buddhism offers the most universal and least political view—immigration is primarily a suffering issue, not a legal or national one.
Universalism (high ? low)
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
Legal Structure (high ? low)
• Judaism
• Islam
• Christianity
• Buddhism
Your religious perspective thoughts on immigration?
Do they align with this?
Did GPT miss?
Sat morning coffee and ChatGPT, for better or worse! Sam Altman’s infusion of politics into its coding risk aside for moment, here goes - found the moral vs legal priority difference at end most interesting:
Christian teaching emphasizes moral obligation to care for immigrants, while allowing prudential disagreement on policy details.
Judaism offers one of the strongest scriptural mandates for protecting immigrants, grounded in empathy from historical suffering—while maintaining legal boundaries.
Islam strongly supports asylum, protection, and hospitality, viewing migration as morally meaningful, while emphasizing law, responsibility, and order.
Buddhism offers the most universal and least political view—immigration is primarily a suffering issue, not a legal or national one.
Universalism (high ? low)
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
Legal Structure (high ? low)
• Judaism
• Islam
• Christianity
• Buddhism
Your religious perspective thoughts on immigration?
Do they align with this?
Did GPT miss?
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 10:35 am
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Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:36 am to Everyday Is Saturday
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Your religious perspective thoughts on immigration?
Borders existed in the time of Jesus.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:37 am to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:
Your religious perspective thoughts on immigration?
None of the major religious text were drafted under a system of free republics and nation-states. Nor were they drafted under a system of fast, easy travel and massive redistribution of wealth under government.
It’s sort of like asking what the Bible says about social media policy.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:40 am to jimmy the leg
Yeah, enforced by the recently founded Roman Empire after 80 years of extreme violence inter-political violence.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:42 am to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:
Judaism offers one of the strongest scriptural mandates for protecting immigrants, grounded in empathy from historical suffering—while maintaining legal boundaries.
Uh... Go wipe out everyone in Canaan?
Or the barbed wire armed guards for most of the borders in Israel?
quote:
Islam strongly supports asylum, protection, and hospitality, viewing migration as morally meaningful, while emphasizing law, responsibility, and order.
Uh go invade and rape?
They are the reason Israel has such strong borders.
Look at Islamic countries, so many have armed borders.
UAE treats Indians as slaves.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:43 am to Everyday Is Saturday
The Bible does not say the government must welcome and provide for immigrants who are illegal, intend harm, and/or are criminals back home.
If you as an individual believer want to help people in any capacity, that’s your decision, but that’s not the same as gov policy.
If you as an individual believer want to help people in any capacity, that’s your decision, but that’s not the same as gov policy.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:49 am to Everyday Is Saturday
Catholics have an obligation to treat everyone humanely. But also acknowledge that a safe and strong border also coincides with our beliefs. They are not opposing viewpoints.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:53 am to In The Know
Atheists can't seem to understand that Christians are allowed self-preservation.
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 10:54 am
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:54 am to Everyday Is Saturday
Boring answer incoming here but I think they're just not very intertwined to begin with. Take Christianity for instance. It's a very universalizing religion by comparison to other major world faiths. But it also heavily emphasizes missionary work in foreign countries. That reduces the need for unbelieving foreigners to immigrate to Christian countries and accept the faith.
I definitely think they shouldn't be intertwined. If your faith requires you to welcome foreigners despite your best interest OR to ban them despite your best interest, your faith is interfering with the best policy, IMO.
I definitely think they shouldn't be intertwined. If your faith requires you to welcome foreigners despite your best interest OR to ban them despite your best interest, your faith is interfering with the best policy, IMO.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 11:09 am to Everyday Is Saturday
I hear leftists blast Christians over deportations out of one side of their mouths, and screech about separation of church and state from the other side.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 11:11 am to Everyday Is Saturday
Ask ChatGPT to discuss the difference between immigration and invasion.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 11:19 am to Everyday Is Saturday
No idea what Buddhists and Muslims teach/do. The (Evangelical/Biblical) Christian view is shaped largely by the principles of the OT (would think Judaism would be similar but someone from their camp will have to confirm).
For a way too brief summary:
- Walls were considered noble in the Bible. Wayne Grudem wrote an article on this for Townhall a few years back.
- For a nation to be invaded by foreigners was a disgrace (Isaiah 1:7).
- The OT makes a distinction between those who entered Israel to live their (one law for both, i.e., to assimilate) and other foreigners.
For a way too brief summary:
- Walls were considered noble in the Bible. Wayne Grudem wrote an article on this for Townhall a few years back.
- For a nation to be invaded by foreigners was a disgrace (Isaiah 1:7).
- The OT makes a distinction between those who entered Israel to live their (one law for both, i.e., to assimilate) and other foreigners.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 11:28 am to Everyday Is Saturday
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”
Politics and Religion, have fun.
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”
Politics and Religion, have fun.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 12:12 pm to jimmy the leg
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Borders existed in the time of Jesus.
Inevitably?
What is God’s intent w/borders? Or are borders not God created?
Did Jesus want borders? If yes or no, curious why…in context of his purpose?
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 1/10/26 at 12:47 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:What this poster said...
Your religious perspective thoughts on immigration?
quote:
None of the major religious text were drafted under a system of free republics and nation-states. Nor were they drafted under a system of fast, easy travel and massive redistribution of wealth under government.
It’s sort of like asking what the Bible says about social media policy.
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 1/10/26 at 12:54 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
It’s simple, if you want to house and feed an immigrant then go for it. Don’t expect the government and tax payers who have zero obligation to any particular faith to foot the bill.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 1:17 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
You didn’t include Catholic
Posted on 1/10/26 at 1:38 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
quote:
Jesus said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's" (Matthew 22:21).
Posted on 1/10/26 at 2:36 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
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What is the Bible’s guidance on Immigration?
Legal or illegal?
Posted on 1/10/26 at 2:42 pm to jimmy the leg
quote:
Borders existed in the time of Jesus.
So did death by stoning of adulterers. But the question still stands....What does the Bible say about immigration?
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