So long as we can find the EVIL in others we are doing good, right?
This isn’t Forrest Gump, someone did just decide to go for a run to the border and then people joined in the cause.
They are being transported, fed, clothed and given medical attention.
Find out by whom (UN), and you find out how authentic it is.
Why is this such a scary concept for some people? I know why. Because we see that MAYBE, just maybe we will have to give up something so that others may have something. And that is probably the hardest lesson any human can ever digest.
And why real Christianity is so very, very rare.
...there's a simple reason so many joined the caravan -- for their own safety and didn't have to pay a smuggler 7k to make the journey. And yes, many people did feed and provide assistance along the way....
Mujica said increasing numbers of migrants, among them parents with children, are choosing to travel in large groups for safety in hopes of reaching the United States and asking for asylum to stay permanently.
Along the way, they face many threats, including from criminal organizations, that prey on migrants.
"They call it a trail of death ... Out of 10 women, six are raped when they come to the United States," he said. "It is hell going through this (journey). But there is some safety in numbers. ... There is a lot of repression, the police are always on top of you. You sleep in the middle of nowhere. The heat. The elements. Kids have died. There are so many dangers."
I said nothing of the kind.
This is the crux of the matter. And the Bible could not be more clear as to how we should treat those born with less, who come to us for aid.
I think the national conversation is effectively challenging many, if not most, Americans. Every once in a while an “historic figure” such as Trump emerges that embodies the worst of human nature. And we then have to choose - is this who we are, who we want to be? Donald Trump helps us see the xenophobia in ourselves, and helps us decide that we want to RID OURSELVES of those outdated fear-based prejudices. When we finally “destroy” trump the scapegoat, we will have chosen a more just, more loving path. We will be a better people.Agreed. And that's really, really hard. I actually understand the fear that Trump stokes in his followers. It is a fear common to everyone! I am having difficulty thinking of what I will need to give up so that others can have something. I've got it really good. But it never seems to feel like enough.
I want the national conversation to challenge me. To make me embrace those that I don't know, those that NEED.
This is the crux of the matter. And the Bible could not be more clear as to how we should treat those born with less, who come to us for aid.
But but but.. the narrative!
Always amusing to hear Bible scripture (mis)applied in these situations, especially from non-believers! So, thanks for that.There are even Bible verses about this! As we would want done to us we should do to others. If we can't recognize humanity in THESE people we forfeit our humanity.
Bull baloney and that's to put it politely. But like usual, some Christians always seem to find a way to justify themselves and their actions by using the bible and God's name. It reminds me of the Manifest Destiny garbage and the justification to enslave and own black people by using the bible too.
yes we are. These are HUMAN BEINGS. In other words they are the same as you and I. They just had the misfortune to be born into a much worse-off place than you and I.
There are even Bible verses about this! As we would want done to us we should do to others. If we can't recognize humanity in THESE people we forfeit our humanity.
We are, like it or not, the richest nation in this hemisphere if not the world. This is the price of being well-off.
Why is this such a scary concept for some people? I know why. Because we see that MAYBE, just maybe we will have to give up something so that others may have something. And that is probably the hardest lesson any human can ever digest.
Always amusing to hear Bible scripture (mis)applied in these situations, especially from non-believers! So, thanks for that.
How about that aborigine tribe in the news lately. The ones that killed that missionary?
I somewhat agree. Like those aborigines many people just want to be left alone.
Do you have numbers for that. Some say we are close to becoming a 'debtor nation'.
Depends on whether you have golden eggs or are the goose that lays them.
Just because people are coming in organized caravans doesn't mean more people are coming to our borders seeking refuge. The numbers probably wouldn't have been much different otherwise because these same people would have been making the journey at some point. They would have just traveled alone or as families instead of a group. Unfortunately when traveling alone many become victims of rape, murder, human trafficking, or would have become ill with no one to help them.People all over world routinely move for economic and safety reasons, but the U.S. is being 'targeted' for such movement by masses of people. There must be other places for them to seek 'refuge' as well.
Oh, look, more (mis)application of Scripture!
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