Stephen Colbert cites Matthew 25 on the Hill

Stephen Colbert cites Matthew 25 in answering Congresswoman Chu's question as to why he's interested in advocating for immigrant rights. Colbert was testifying before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security. More here: http://blog.faithinpubliclife.org/2010/09/the_real_stephen_colbert.html

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[ginesdepasamonte]

@jhamm999 That only shows that border bigots are not using the front door. As I said from the beginning, the term “illegal” is code. One then needs to decipher the code and connect the dots. Decoding is no great feat, since it is meant to ring clearly in the ears of bigots, traditionally an unintelligent lot. Once mobilized, they clapperclaw until one can’t help but notice them. Their venom brings out the instigators, with their racist ties, to coalesce and smile upon their community of odium.

[ginesdepasamonte]

@jhamm999 Laws? Laws like slavery? Segregation? Dred Scott? Jim Crow? Stop trying to hid your racism behind some faux concern for the law? The laws are made for a reason, and when that reason disappears or is corrupted or without moral foundation, then the law is no more. The desire to inject our immigration laws with bigotry, common as it may be, still lacks foundation. This Arizona Apartheid is being forged by bigots and for bigots. No humanitarian would support it. I'm sure the Nazis like it.

[newmantopia]

Colbert can walk on water.

[chrissup19]

@rorshakks What so ever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me. Which means bad or good, he was using it out of context perhaps but he proved his point, so who cares?

[rorshakks]

He took the typical route of misapplying Matthew 25 to those that are bad off or in need. This passage has nothing to do with a social gospel as so many claim it does. Read the passage in context-the judgement has already taken place in this text. The "brothers" are believers, not people who need help with being fed, given water, etc. How unsurprising.

[kvdsmlfkjds]

@Boxer4Christ The Bible is the #1 selling fiction book in history.

[xTheEmilyx]

I wish Colbert would be president <3

[Boxer4Christ]

@kukz65 No instead He lived His entire life knowing He would die for everybody bearing the sins of the world on His body. He suffered shock, beatings, brutality, suffocation, dehydration, crucifixion, flogging, mockery, He had everything but gave it up for the people of the world to be with them. He should have been welcomed but His own people rejected Him. Watch what you say about the Bible. It has more guidance than you know for anything.

[aquabat104]

this is great.

[kukz65]

if jesus crossed the rio grande, or overstayed his visa, or run away from a cruise ship . . . and worked as a carpenter. i will look up matthew 25 , for guidance.

[FynalAuthority]

Debate Results:

It has been an interesting debate. I have determined the winner based on speaker points, effectiveness, and evidence. The results are as follows.

ginesdepasamonte: Highly passionate, proper grammar, but excessive personalized conjecture.

jhamm999: Very spirited, proper diplomacy, and overwhelming empirical evidence.

The conclusive winner is - jhamm999