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1. Trump is compassionate and has come a long way since the days of Herod,

Sun Aug 12, 2018, 01:52 PM

Aug 2018

or the children would've been murdered...so we have that going for us.

Thanks for the thread autorank.

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Mary and Joseph seek asylum at the southern border [View all] autorank Aug 2018 OP

They weren't there illegally, but by government orders. braddy Aug 2018 #5

They were refugees in Egypt seeking asylum lapucelle Aug 2018 #8

Not when Christ was born and Egypt was Rome. braddy Aug 2018 #9

The church probably moved the "nativity" statues into the enclosure lapucelle Aug 2018 #11

What do you mean? braddy Aug 2018 #13

Whoosh Hekate Aug 2018 #15

Exactly autorank Aug 2018 #22

"All families are holy" lapucelle Aug 2018 #23

That's exactly what would happen... KCDebbie Aug 2018 #3

! autorank Aug 2018 #21

The family fled into Egypt after Joseph was warned in a dream. lapucelle Aug 2018 #6

Egypt was still Rome. braddy Aug 2018 #7

They sought refuge in Egypt which was out of Herod's jurisdiction. lapucelle Aug 2018 #10

I am beginning to wonder exactly what your point is Hekate Aug 2018 #16

Are you sure it wasn't Mars? Earth was still Mars then. lapucelle Aug 2018 #18

I thought they went to New Jersey. lapucelle Aug 2018 #20

And ruled by a different governor, outside the oppressive influence. moriah Aug 2018 #12