Read Luke 10: 25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan. Hint: in the parable, the person on the side of the road was a stranger, and in the context of history so was the good Samaritan that helped the poor man. The Levi and the priest it was their home-base as they were heading to the temple. Also if they stopped to help the man, the issue would be, have they defiled themselves helping a possibly dead man before heading to temple. This was the issue Jesus had and responded to what they should do by lifting up the acts of the stranger. Now read Case study number 16.2 Churches as Sanctuaries for the undocumented Q.2 How would you balance the biblical mandate to submit to civil authority and the commands to care for the vulnerable? Do you have to choose between them, or is there an alternative that satisfies both obligations? In your answer how does the parable relate to the treatment of undocumented immigrants and refugees today, and how do we balance civil and religious calls to justice in this case.