kind of a distortion, Kathleen, to put it mildly, when Jesus and family are portrayed in Matthew as fleeing the edict of Herod and the massacre of the innocents...

But what stuck in my craw about your post was the false dichotomy; claiming they weren't refugees, but law abiding travelers, is like saying that being a refugee is somehow illegal or immoral.

As we enjoy the company of friends and family in warm homes this holiday season, know that millions are homeless, and refugees, because of our supposedly law abiding foreign policies; military interventions, undeclared wars, and being suckers for the agendas of the very, very wealthy.  

Couple that with the thought of the bible-thumping Christmas Warriors firmly insisting that we turn these refugees away, thus refusing to take responsibility for our part in the mess that drove them from their homes, and we have ourselves quite a conundrum---And you call yourselves conservatives!