"That's right, no amnesty!" (cropped) by Mike Schinkel via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Bible Illumination: ‘mercy, not sacrifice’ (amnesty protest)

Photo: “That’s right, no amnesty!” (cropped) by Mike Schinkel via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

"That's right, no amnesty!" (cropped) by Mike Schinkel via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’

Matthew 9:13 (WEB, CC0)

The verse practically leaps off the page to confront the hypocrisy of Christians opposing humane immigration reform. How can we hear scripture like this and possibly think that “amnesty” is a dirty word?

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