Do
not tell me this man is a whack job, over emotional, a fear monger, or just plain crazy. The only reason Glenn Beck is derided by the left and many on the right is because he dares to speak the truth. And to do this from a point of faith is the ultimate transgression in today's world.
One of the issues Glenn addresses in this video is the problem of illegal immigrants. On one of his shows last week, he was talking about the infiltration of our churches by the concept of social justice. Oh boy, you hear that lots in Catholic circles. Glenn made it clear it wasn't just a "Catholic" issue, but one that was infecting all the churches.
Trust me on this; the term "social justice" is code for socialism. Pure and simple. Let's take a quick look at the Diocese of Idaho. Idaho's illegal population is growing by leaps and bounds. And what does the diocese think is a good way to help these folks? First they turn their back on the truth of the situation. They refuse to acknowledge the fact that illegals have broken the law just by being here. Is the law fair? That's not the issue. Until the immigration laws are changed, these people are law breakers.
Second, instead of providing a way for these people, either legal or illegal, to enter into full economic participation in society, they support and promote a system that relegates such people to a form of slavery. Instead of helping them assimilate into society via classes to teach them English, without which an immigrant cannot get a better job, they provide them with whole sections of the diocesan newspaper printed in Spanish. Don't like the Mass in English? Not to worry. We'll move heaven and earth to provide a Spanish Mass for you. We will ghettoize you and separate you from the very things that could better your life.
What about the early immigrants, who upon coming to this country, started their own churches in their mother tongue? The key here is these people worked hard to build their own churches. They were not
provided a church - they
earned a church and a community. However, they raised their children to be Americans, and were proud and grateful to be a part of this country. They retained their ethnicity while still working to become members of this great new country that welcomed them.
Several years ago, our bishop, Michael Driscoll, sent a letter out for a fund raiser of sorts, to make a plea for money, because "after all, these are the people who picked our lettuce and cleaned our homes." The implication was clear, and my shock was profound that a bishop of the church would make such an insensitive statement.
It's time the church showed real compassion for these people. They could start by informing them that breaking the law, whether you like it or not, is a sin. And those who are here legally should be receiving classes in English and encouraged to become a part of this great country. How about fund raisers for job training or school? Or
citizenship classes? What a concept!!
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