Undocumented Prudent Immigrants: De-Centering Romans 13 and Rule of Law in Immigration Ethics

Autor:	D. Glenn Butner, Jr.
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Philosophy Religious studies
Zdroj:	Studies in Christian Ethics. 36:62-83
ISSN:	1745-5235 0953-9468
DOI:	10.1177/09539468221122319
Popis:	Romans 13:1-7, which commands subjection to governing authorities, can be given too much weight in the moral analysis of undocumented immigrants. This article considers Romans 13 in the broader context of Romans and of the biblical canon to show biblical reasons for permitting civil disobedience toward immigration law. Rather than viewing undocumented immigrants as universally immoral lawbreakers, these biblical factors combined with analysis of civil disobedience for the preservation of life, legal ambiguities arising from competing jurisdictions, and other socio-political factors show that it may be a prudent action for undocumented immigrants to disobey immigration law.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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