The Undocumented Body of Christ by Tim Kumfer

Published: August 17, 2007, 10:40 am

John Howard Yoder, a Mennonite theologian and significant influence on Sojourners, used to say that the world often helps the church remember what it means to be church. The observations of those outside often serve to return the church to its roots. Recently, church leaders and faith based organizations have gotten a lot of flack over their outspoken support of comprehensive immigration reform. In light of Yoder, I've been mulling over the criticisms from Lou Dobbs and others, wondering if there are any lessons for us. It took me awhile, but I think I found one. Dobbs loves to point out the "schism between the leadership of churches and religious organizations and their followers and members" over the issue of immigration. While the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Council of Churches, and even the National Association of Evangelicals call for compassionate policies, many Christians express support for harsh, enforcement-only measures like last year's Sensenbrenner

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