U.S. GOVERNMENT'S WAR ON CHRISTIANS PICKS UP STEAM WITH SUCCESSFUL DOJ EFFORTS AGAINST ROMEIKE FAMILY

THE ROMEIKE FAMILY

My earliest ancestor to set foot on the shores of North America found his way to Virginia, fleeing Puritan excesses in England.  Like many Americans whose families fled to America seeking religious freedom, I have never doubted that my country should be a beacon of hope for those whose religious beliefs have caused them to experience discrimination in their countries of origin. Now, though, it has become crystal clear that any assumptions of this sort are no longer appropriate.

Germany does not permit youngsters to be home-schooled by their families.  In fact, families in Germany home-schooling their children run the risk of having their children taken away by the state.  For a minority of Christian families tutoring their children at home, German law has been a type of state-sanctioned persecution.

In 2008, the Romeikes, a German Christian family seeking an environment in which they could teach their children at home, were admitted to the United States.  However, with the advent of a new administration in 2009, their immigration status underwent a dramatic change.  Henceforth, the Romeikes would be hounded by the now inappropriately called Department of Justice, which sought to revoke the Romeike family's refugee status and to eventually return them to Germany.  Unfortunately, the Romeikes recently lost their appeal against the DOJ's action, and now face deportation.

This is a story that you will likely not encounter in most major media outlets, which now are in lockstep with a pagan culture and a government bent on uprooting traditional American values. With Christians facing persecution on a broad front throughout the world, it is outlandish that the Romeike family will now be forced out of a country that had once welcomed the persecuted of many stripes and persuasions.

Even more bizarre is the fact that refugee status is badly abused under present immigration law.  No doubt, had the Romeikes been Muslims seeking to immigrate from the Southern Hemisphere, their fate would have been quite different.  

The Romeike story augurs declining respect for people of faith.  For many Christians, the future looks bleak.  Nevertheless, it should be remembered that Christianity has a history of thriving in cultures of persecution and discrimination in which those of great conviction have risked life, limb and personal liberty in rising to the challenge.

Deo Vindice!

God bless Texas, and may the Lone Star State remain forever red!