Kristi Noam has said, “I want to be obedient to whatever God has called me to do”

Here’s what being obedient to God looks like:

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:43-44)

There is no room for hate in Christianity. Using your fellow image bearers for political propaganda is hateful. It isn’t charitable. It isn’t modeling God’s mercy.

We don’t know who the men were behind Noam when she staged a photo-op in El Salvador. Noam says they are terrorists. There has been no proof presented in a court of law that proves they are gang members, let alone terrorists (a legally disputable term in this case, even if gang members). (We also don’t know if the men in the photo are part of the group deported from the U.S.)

There are almost certainly criminal gang members among the people sent to the concentration camp in El Salvador, but we don’t know who they are or how many because the Trump administration is hiding that information.

At least 15 men in the group have attorneys who have filed court documents denying criminal affiliations. Several of the men were legally in the country.

All of this adds up to an undeniable violation of Due Process.

Noam took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. She is actively violating that oath.

She also violates God’s command to obey ruling authorities (Romans 13). In this country, the ruling authority is the Constitution.

If there are criminal gang members in this country, here legally or illegally, by all means, bring them to justice. Justice means due process. Prove it in court, and if proven, deport them. That is what the law demands. Anybody who believes in law and order should demand this standard of treatment from our government for all accused people.

But massive sweeps that take in the guilty and innocent alike aren’t just, and without due process, you cannot separate the wheat from the chaff.

Micah 6:8:

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy.

Matthew 25:38-41:

When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’