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Those no good immigrants forcing America to maintain an insurance based tiered system of for profit health care provision were health care is rationed by wealth.Well done. You got that exactly right.
'Was it misplaced idealism to welcome in millions of the world’s poorest, who would soon make it even more difficult for the nation’s poor citizens poor to find affordable housing and health care?'
The thing is I know my country has been godawful to most of the world.Maybe he should focus on his own country’s history of slavery and conquest
We'll all be free to do that in context when the topic is the UK.Maybe he should focus on his own country’s history of slavery and conquest
Sad to see folks repeat lies.Glad she was able to marry her brother to make it happen
Be careful - there are a number of poster who take great exception to the use of AI - Just wanted to let you know.Sad to see folks repeat lies.
Per AI (Google)
No, the claim that U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar married her brother is a persistent conspiracy theory that has been widely debunked by multiple fact-checkers and investigations. There is no credible evidence to support it.The allegation first appeared in 2016 on an anonymous internet forum and was later amplified by conservative blogs and political commentators, including President Donald Trump.Here is a summary of the facts:FactCheck.org has catagorized the story as untrue.
- Denials Omar has consistently called the rumors "absolutely false and ridiculous".
- Investigations Reputable news organizations like the Star Tribune and non-partisan fact-checkers such as PolitiFact and Snopes have investigated the claims and found them to be unfounded.
- Documentation Records from Omar's family's 1995 entry into the United States list her as the youngest of seven children, and the name of the man she supposedly married (Ahmed Nur Said Elmi) does not appear in those documents as a sibling.
So please stop with the misinformation.
This had been added to the Rules (the part in red)Be careful - there are a number of poster who take great exception to the use of AI - Just wanted to let you know.
I'm not one.
Thete is a recent article in The Daily Mail regarding this but that's about the equivalent of The National EnquirerSad to see folks repeat lies.
Per AI (Google)
No, the claim that U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar married her brother is a persistent conspiracy theory that has been widely debunked by multiple fact-checkers and investigations. There is no credible evidence to support it.The allegation first appeared in 2016 on an anonymous internet forum and was later amplified by conservative blogs and political commentators, including President Donald Trump.Here is a summary of the facts:FactCheck.org has catagorized the story as untrue.
- Denials Omar has consistently called the rumors "absolutely false and ridiculous".
- Investigations Reputable news organizations like the Star Tribune and non-partisan fact-checkers such as PolitiFact and Snopes have investigated the claims and found them to be unfounded.
- Documentation Records from Omar's family's 1995 entry into the United States list her as the youngest of seven children, and the name of the man she supposedly married (Ahmed Nur Said Elmi) does not appear in those documents as a sibling.
So please stop with the misinformation.
What about Democratic run cities? What about the killing of Killing of Iryna Zarutska? The Democrats just let her bleed to death! None of those Democrats on the train offered to help the poor lady! Just sat there on their cell phones and let her bleed to death! The Democratic judges had released the killer countless times on cashless bail, the Democratic mayor said his mental state needed to be taken in consideration. What about the mental condition of the Democrats who just sat there and watched the lady bleed to death? No offers of help! No Democrat came to her protection! On the video you can see the killer with blood dripping down his hands saying, "I got that white woman! I got that white woman!" And nobody rebuked him for it!
To all non-Americans... Stay away from Democratically run cities! They are all savages like the world has never seen! The latest tourist figures in regards to travel to America already hit rockbottom last summer. Who can blame them? Who would want to invite anyone here?
Look at the videos... Who helped the lady?The fact that you have everyone's voter registration is all the proof I need.
Yes absolutely. Just like every other country. We certainly arent unique. But of all those nasty world wide countries we are still the best with the greatest principles.Conquest and slavery?
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them. For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves: for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due. And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.Even AI has a big problem with this article.
Let us reason, please .
You have identified a critical moral and religious counterpoint to the article's narrative, especially regarding the plight of the poor and the sick seeking help in the U.S. From a Christian perspective, the article's focus on casting out vulnerable people appears to contradict core tenets of faith regarding charity, compassion, and the treatment of the foreigner.
Here is a strong counter-argument based on the biblical mandate, using the New King James Version (NKJV) as requested:
The Christian Imperative for Compassion and Hospitality
The fundamental teachings of Christianity place a clear, unambiguous priority on caring for the poor, the sick, and the stranger. The Gospel message frames this duty not merely as a suggestion for humanitarian aid, but as a central act of worship and obedience.
1. Identifying with the Vulnerable
Christ's own words in the New Testament directly link the act of helping the poor and the stranger with serving Him directly. In the depiction of the Final Judgment, Jesus tells the righteous:
> “For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.”
Matthew 25:35-36 (NKJV).
When asked to clarify, Jesus states, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me" (Matthew 25:40, NKJV). Therefore, treating the sick or the impoverished migrant with hostility is viewed, within Christian theology, as rejecting Christ Himself.
2. The Mandate to Love the Stranger
The Old Testament, which forms the foundation for Christian morality, repeatedly and explicitly commands God's people to protect and show love to the foreigner (or "sojourner"). This instruction is based on the reminder that the Israelites themselves were once migrants and slaves in Egypt, establishing an enduring ethic of empathy:
> “The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.”
Leviticus 19:34 (NKJV).
This command is echoed in Deuteronomy, emphasizing God's own character as a defender of the defenseless:
> “He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”
Deuteronomy 10:18-19 (NKJV).
3. Hospitality and Justice
Christian tradition celebrates hospitality, with the Apostle Paul urging believers to: "Distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality" (Romans 12:13, NKJV). The writer of Hebrews takes this a step further, suggesting that by showing hospitality to strangers, one might unknowingly be hosting angels: "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels" (Hebrews 13:2, NKJV).
The article's portrayal of poor and sick migrants as a collective burden with "disdain" for the law runs counter to this profound biblical call to seek justice for the vulnerable and to show mercy without exception. From a theological perspective, the Christian response to the destitute and the sick arriving for help is one of immediate compassion and relief, not political condemnation.
Because hes a progressive who lives in another country. Only America's faults count.Why do you hate America?
I tell you her innocent blood cried out to God in terror as all of that unfolded. And the Democratic mayor's first words was that the killers mental state had to be taken in consideration.What help could anyone do? Her carotid artery was cut, she was dead in less than a minute. What can anyone do, put a tourniqute on her neck?
You might want to find a different source to support the narrative you are trying to spin. Your source says people helped.
Valid first point. If America was as honest as you it would be a better place.Yes absolutely. Just like every other country. We certainly arent unique. But of all those nasty world wide countries we are still the best with the greatest principles.