Comments on: Tancredo a Bad Christian http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/ Large Liberal Commentary Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Maryland Conservatarian http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Maryland Conservatarian Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:39:31 +0000 http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/#comment-113 FWIW - I've linked to this in an April 2 posting on Cardinal Mahoney FWIW – I’ve linked to this in an April 2 posting on Cardinal Mahoney

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Kimberly Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:56:50 +0000 http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/#comment-99 I am very unimpressed with Tancredo ignorantly blanket comments regarding the heavily debated immigration issue. Good post. I am very unimpressed with Tancredo ignorantly blanket comments regarding the heavily debated immigration issue. Good post.

]]> By: walrus http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-95 walrus Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:50:01 +0000 http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/#comment-95 You make a good point. I would like to think that everyone agrees that the law should not forbid offering emergency help to someone in need, and, as you say, it does not. In a larger sense, though, the problem really comes when you try to determine what exactly constitutes helping people enter or stay in the country. It is a gray area that I wish the law addressed more clearly. The other point I was making had to do with Tancredo's dismissal of Hillary's assertion in blanket terms, when clearly there are some good points in the Christian critique of the law. Not that I necessarily think that religious ethics ought to be a major factor in validating a law anyway, but she brought it up. You make a good point. I would like to think that everyone agrees that the law should not forbid offering emergency help to someone in need, and, as you say, it does not. In a larger sense, though, the problem really comes when you try to determine what exactly constitutes helping people enter or stay in the country. It is a gray area that I wish the law addressed more clearly.

The other point I was making had to do with Tancredo’s dismissal of Hillary’s assertion in blanket terms, when clearly there are some good points in the Christian critique of the law. Not that I necessarily think that religious ethics ought to be a major factor in validating a law anyway, but she brought it up.

]]> By: Maryland Conservatarian http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Maryland Conservatarian Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:27:44 +0000 http://www.liberalwalrus.com/2006/03/27/tancredo-a-bad-christian/#comment-94 Wait a minute, Congressman Tancredo is wrong because Cardinal Mahoney says he is? The bill as passed only criminilzes actions designed to induce or facilitate bringing illegals into the US. It is not (as I read it) an absolute liability crime which is as Cardinal Mahoney is describing it. So, if you feed or offer shelter to someone who turns out to be illegally here, there attaches no criminal sanctions. But if your offer of food or shelter is part of a larger scheme to bring these people into the country , then yes that will be illegal. In fact, it already is...but we don't see priests and nuns being dragged off to the dungeons now, do we? If Cardinal Mahoney feels better by telling his priests to disobey a law in a way that is not disobedience....well, good for you Cardinal, knock yourself out. Wait a minute, Congressman Tancredo is wrong because Cardinal Mahoney says he is? The bill as passed only criminilzes actions designed to induce or facilitate bringing illegals into the US. It is not (as I read it) an absolute liability crime which is as Cardinal Mahoney is describing it.

So, if you feed or offer shelter to someone who turns out to be illegally here, there attaches no criminal sanctions. But if your offer of food or shelter is part of a larger scheme to bring these people into the country , then yes that will be illegal. In fact, it already is…but we don’t see priests and nuns being dragged off to the dungeons now, do we?

If Cardinal Mahoney feels better by telling his priests to disobey a law in a way that is not disobedience….well, good for you Cardinal, knock yourself out.

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