tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post8275158501039479714..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Screening children for Santa?Larry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-342205322700282692009-12-08T11:13:10.617-06:002009-12-08T11:13:10.617-06:00Besides, Jesus almost always softened what we read...Besides, Jesus almost always softened what we read in the OT and told his Jewish listeners they had gotten it wrong if their reading of Scripture lead to hardness of heart and a lack of compassion for their fellow man.<br /><br />Ken<br />Dallas, TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-63318232879069604842009-12-08T06:56:04.744-06:002009-12-08T06:56:04.744-06:00Chris, the aliens in the OT were living there, not...Chris, the aliens in the OT were living there, not just "a passin' through." Go ahead and reframe the Bible to fit your needs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-62124875916474177592009-12-07T22:34:06.846-06:002009-12-07T22:34:06.846-06:00In Old Testament times many times people had to pa...In Old Testament times many times people had to pass through one country to get to their destination. This is different from wholesale invasion. Also, the Tribes of Israel were allotted their own plot of land. <br /><br />A country that has open borders will soon cease to be a country. Check out what happened to Denmark:<br /><br />"Denmark, a must read"Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10713185419474601750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-38992850428367492112009-12-07T12:06:09.469-06:002009-12-07T12:06:09.469-06:00To answer your question, Chris: No, it does not.
...To answer your question, Chris: No, it does not.<br /><br />"The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 19:34 <br /><br />I cannot see anything unclear about this.<br /><br />The Israelites were invited in, then the Egyptians thought better of it and drove them into "ghettos" and virtual slavery. The real issue here is about power - the power to decide who gets in and who stays - and oppression - the power to take advantage of people (in this case, aliens) living in the margins, in the vulnerable place where they may be uprooted and sent away because the "natives" say so.<br /><br />I don't see Jesus making such distinctions - you belong, you don't; "you snuck in, so you get nothing." Can you honestly tell me you can hear him saying that?<br /><br />Ken <br />Dallas, TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-53395521189101759202009-12-07T11:26:24.270-06:002009-12-07T11:26:24.270-06:00Does it matter that the Israelites were INVITED to...Does it matter that the Israelites were INVITED to live in Egypt by Pharaoh himself. He sent wagons to bring them down and gave them the best of the land. They did not sneak across the border. Genesis 45:18-20.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10713185419474601750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-85475938860659955672009-12-07T09:52:31.298-06:002009-12-07T09:52:31.298-06:00I understand that some of the concern was to avoid...I understand that some of the concern was to avoid duplication.<br /><br />I guess one can argue that desperation excuses any efforts to play the system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com