From Alabama-
The Bible tells its readers to obey the law, but it also tells them to welcome strangers and foreigners.
That’s left Christians divided over the issue of immigration reform, and the fight has come to Middle Tennessee.
Members of Nashville-based Clergy for Tolerance say that any new immigration laws have to mix justice with compassion. They hope to prevent Tennessee from passing immigration laws like the one in Alabama, which they say is too harsh.
But supporters of the Alabama measure say the Bible teaches that the government’s job is to enforce the law, and those who break it should be punished. The American Center for Law and Justice, a Christian legal group with local attorneys, filed a brief in federal court supporting the Alabama law.
More here-
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120118/NEWS06/301180079/Bible-used-fight-defend-Alabama-immigration-law?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
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