Those ridiculous and arrogant so-called Christians of the far right and their spurious translations of Scripture that devise any means to justify their hate and vapid version of Jesus would hate to read todays remembrance in Holy Women, Holy Men. It speaks to a time when all non-residents ( i.e. Europeans ) were the illegal immigrants in a strange new world of the Americas. Ordinarily these snippets reveal only the story and love of a person who marshalled the love and courage to follow Jesus in their own unique way.
So what of this man Conrad Weiser? By all accounts an illegal immigrant, escaping as a refugee from Germany. The truth of Conrad shines a light into the future on us, a light of wisdom and shame at how we behave. I suggest reading about Conrad and noting words in his story, words like immigrant, refugee, farmer, monk, soldier, tanner, judge. Quite an accomplished man once he came to this side of the pond, eh? His life, love and actions were all quite formative to this new land. We quite possibly would not be who we are as a nation if it were not for his life. All this to remember when we speak of faith and illegal immigrants.
I urge you to read about Conrad in either Wikipedia or in Holy Women, Holy Men.
May a reflection on his life be a guide to our actions
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