JD Vance’s “Christian Concept” Immigration Defense: One Year of Escalating Controversy

Where Do We Go From Here?

One year after Vance’s original comments, American Christianity is more divided than ever on this question.

Some see Vance as courageously defending common sense and biblical order against sentimental utopianism.

Others see him as baptizing nationalism with Christian language, using theology to justify policies that harm the vulnerable.

The death of Renee Good has made this more than an academic debate. Real people are dying. Real families are being torn apart. And Christians are on both sides of the enforcement.

The question Vance posed implicitly—and that Pope Francis answered explicitly—remains:

Does Christian love have borders?

Your answer to that question will shape not just your politics, but your theology, your understanding of the Gospel, and ultimately, your soul.