And clueless evangelical ministers as well as parish priests
Anyhow, at most this isn't urging the Christian to make his NEIGHBOR take care of the stranger. This is urging the Christian himself to do what he personally can.
Does Sheila Jackson-Lee own a jewelry store? She’s wearing the stock...
>Anyhow, at most this isn’t urging the Christian to make his NEIGHBOR take care of the stranger. This is urging the Christian himself to do what he personally can.
Quite correct. The point I was making with Jesus’ quote about it not being right to give the children’s food to their dogs is that Government has much more obligation to its Citizens than to foreign national; just like a parent has much more obligation to their children than their children’s pet. (What sort of parent would feed the pet BEFORE/IN-PREFERENCE-TO their children? An evil one, I think we can all agree.)
So it is with government. When the government gives preferential treatment to aliens above that of citizens {this does not include immigration incentives for aliens to BECOME citizens, a different topic altogether} then it is just to qualify that government as evil.
Ummm, not to be a rabble rouser or anything on this topic, but I consider myself a very strong Christian in the most spiritual sense. I pray daily, on my knees, soon after rising. I try to practice Christian principles in all of my daily thoughts, words, and deeds. I have not attended a church service, aside from a funeral or wedding here and there, for many years. I was raised in a strict Roman Catholic home, went through all of the "various religions" phases as an undergrad, became a very serious AoG church member in early adulthood, moved on to a Baptist church for several years after that. After becoming disillusioned by them all for various reasons, I came to the conclusion that I can pray fervently and Biblically without the human-imposed distractions and drama added in. JMO, it works well for me.