I have resisted, until now, even looking at this thread, but well, here I am.

Riginslinger of Oregon... This may not include you but in general Californians get a rather chilly reception in Oregon. You get the definite feeling that if Oregonians could close their border to Californios, they would.

SB: Do you lock your doors? I would guess not. I would suspect that what is true of the whole (of your philosophy) is true of the part (your personal life). So people can just drift in off the street and sleep over in your casa? Help themselves to your food? Without even asking? Take a little here, a little there because someone back home NEEDS it? OK. If that works for you...

My real concern is dragging deity into argument. Whom would Jesus deport? This assumes much. There are spiritual borders that cannot be breached. His heavenly Kingdom is open to any and all who will come and enter in through the proper doorway. He said "I am the way, the truth and the life: no man comes to the Father but by me." He also said "Whoever comes unto me, I will in no wise cast out." which answers your original question. Those who are there legitimately, i.e. by the blood of Jesus, will never be deported. On the other hand he said "He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Jn 10:1 and "The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy" Jn 10:10

Thanks. Just wanted to clarify Jesus' position in this.