4.56 Alex Kocman • Reading • "Was Jesus a Refugee? And Why It Matters for Immigration"

ABOUT THE EPISODE

In an effort to steer well-meaning Christians’ sympathies, some leaders in the church have cited the life of our Lord as evidence for their progressive political agenda. But are they getting their facts straight? Read as Alex Kocman dispels the emotional trump-card, “Jesus was a refugee.”

Resources to Click

• “Was Jesus a Refugee? And Why It Matters for the Immigration Issue” – Alex Kocman
• “Jesus Was a Refugee” – He Gets Us
• “Yes, Jesus Was a Refugee” – Russell Moore
• “Jesus Was a Refugee and an Immigrant” – Lindsay Popperson
• “Jesus Was a Refugee” – Salt
• “Pastor Defends Illegal Alien by Saying the Bible is about “God saving us through immigration”” – Not the Bee
• “U.S. Code, Title 8, Aliens and Nationality ẞ1101(a)(42)” – Legal Information Institute
• “Refugees: 2024” – Amanda Yap, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• “Desecrations, threats, and silence: anti-Christian violence grips France” – Gavin Mortimer
• “Arson Attacks on Christian Churches Rise to Record High in Germany” – Kurt Zindulka
• “Some migrant groups are ‘disproportionately criminal’ due to cultural factors, claims renowned Swiss forensic psychiatrist” – Thomas Brooke
• “Dublin protestors clash with police, burn vehice after migrant accused of sexually assaulting Irish girl” – Michael Dorgan
• “Police accused of covering up alleged asylum seeker child rape for fear of ‘Inflaming community tensions’” – Kurt Zindulka
• “British Parliament rejects inquiry in the ongoing pedophile rape-gang scandal (by a wide majority)” – Edward Teach
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