Politics and Faith/Religion

Nope...

Don't struggle... I'm conservative due primarily due to the culture that I grew up in.

Absolutely.

And that’s why there aren’t absolutes.

Denying all refugees is unquestionably bad. Letting all refugees in is unquestionably dangerous.

Denying all abortions is unquestionably bad. Letting everyone have an abortion as a form of birth control is unquestionably immoral.

If we send American servicemen to Syria or North Korea, and lose thousands, is that inherently bad? What if it saved millions? What is the value of a human life? Is it just math? We lose one less than we saved, and that makes it worth it?

This is the kind of discussion I’d never troll over. It’s important and is an area where some understanding can happen.

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mass immigration is going to be the downfall of the west without significant intervention

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Abortion I kinda go the other way, I think in most cases it’s morally reprehensible but it’s hard to deny it’s better for society

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you people simply don't get it. Mass immigration isn't the cause. Immigration is the effect of mass evil such as homosexuality, abortion, idolatry, hatred of God Almighty.

Time after time for 1000s of years God Almighty has given land to people bc of the evil of the inhabitants.

Unlimited immigration will cause America to become just like the places these immigrants left. The ideal solution would be to clean up the messes in their countries and provide aid for them to make their countries more like America. Yeah, this sounds Utopian but look how open borders has affected Europe in such a negative way.

Your politics will most likely coincide with your values, which typically line up with your religion.

Turning away immigrants from citizenship doesn’t mean you can’t help others in need. Mission trips overseas for example, or sending supplies and medications.

Don’t try to make the role you feel government should play perfectly align with your religious beliefs. You should help those you feel need help directly and not rely on the government to do it. It won’t be as effective and people who want the government to do something else (or who want the government to stay out of something) will undoubtedly get upset.

There is a reason for the 'Pearly GATES'.

"The poor will be with you ALWAYS" (Good Lord).

Bottom line....Wall..."big beautiful door"...merit-based entry. Just like you do with your home.

That said, we've got serious decay in the virtue of our own Citizenry, inside the Wall. We'll be damn lucky if our "downfall" isn't by our own hands.

You do well to be concerned, RS; means that added with the mercy of Jesus you might not wake up south of the Border in your next life.

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Does anyone else really struggle with this?

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I don't at all. The U.S. cannot be the solution for overpopulation in other countries. If Latin American countries can't provide an economy that supports their populations then they need to find ways to reduce those populations. The U.S. is not that solution.

The Pope and liberals be damned, it is not our responsibility to take in, especially illegally, anyone who finds their own country to be unlivable. We have our own problems.