tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post2614112044057112531..comments2024-03-28T22:29:52.666+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: As Christmas Approaches We Might Ponder Ancient LessonsPeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-37394496553500814662015-12-16T14:56:13.968+13:002015-12-16T14:56:13.968+13:00Ironic? No, not really. Surely everyone is rela...Ironic? No, not really. Surely everyone is relaxed about people temporarily escaping a war-zone (eg to camps in Lebanon, Syria or Jordan). The issues are mostly about economic migration and the extent to which large numbers of people - not a aingle family - from an alien religion and culture are permanently resettled in the West.Michael Reddellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-10471322895025089572015-12-15T17:54:32.521+13:002015-12-15T17:54:32.521+13:0034 Then shall the King say unto them on his right ...<i> 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:<br /><br /> 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:<br /><br /> 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.<br /><br /> 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?<br /><br /> 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?<br /><br /> 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?<br /><br /> 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.</i><br /><br />But what to do with all those who suffer today in war zones?<br /><br />23 million people live in Syria - we cannot re-home them all and even if we could how would Syria ever recover? <br /><br />Taking in refugees <i>en mass</i> is the wrong thing to do on many levels - it denudes the source nations of the people they need to rebuild, doesn't solve the underlying problems - in fact exacerbates them and there is no way we can integrate this number of people into our societies<br /><br />Providing haven to individual people on a case by case basis yes but taking hordes of people chosen because they are the ones with the wherewithal to make the move - no bad for all concerned<br /><br />And we only care about Syrians because for political reasons they are the ones that getting all the attention - what about Libyans, Yemenis, Malians, Afghani and all the other troubled places we ignore and the millions who suffer in those places? <br /><br />We are manipulated by our emotions and wanting to do the right thing into doing the wrong things or allowing others to do them in our name<br /><br /><br /><br /> Andreinoreply@blogger.com