Thread: “It is not our concern if they are illegal or legal"

Posted on Sat, Mar. 29, 2008reprint or license print email Two cultures under one (new) roof
By CAROLYN CLICK - cclick@thestate.com

Tim Dominick/tdominick@thestate.com


Rev. Alfredo Gonzalez, priest to the Hispanic Ministry, Rev. Blaney Pridgen, St. Mary's priest and Rev. Ann Pilat, Deacon for the Hispanic Ministry. They are inside the new sanctuary.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church begins a new, more visible, era of ministry and mission Sunday with the consecration and dedication of a new sanctuary.

The congregation — which includes a vibrant Spanish ministry — will join with the Rt. Rev. Dorsey L. Henderson Jr. as he consecrates the new building and prepares the congregation of 1,000 parishioners for expanded mission opportunities.

“For over 30 years, St. Mary’s had the problem of not looking like a church, not being on the street,â€

To quell inevitable questions from the community concerning the political debate over immigration, Pridgen said the church developed a mantra: “We don’t know if they are illegal immigrants; we just know they are Christians.







And fill the collection plates, si?

Illegal immigration is unlawful

Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’sâ€

Just another Special Interest Group like the Chamber of Commerce and other Elitist Political Contributors. Only they receive their payment from both ends, from the ILLEGALS in the collection plates and in various ways from the Special Interest Groups and ILLEGAL EMPLOYERS for servicing their ILLEGALS.

That's OK, just start paying taxes.

Originally Posted by azwreath

To quell inevitable questions from the community concerning the political debate over immigration, Pridgen said the church developed a mantra: “We don’t know if they are illegal immigrants; we just know they are Christians.







And fill the collection plates, si?

Absolutey, it is all about numbers and dollars!