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You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.Deuteronomy 10:19 The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.Leviticus 19:34 ‘Cursed …
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“It’s a mark of good character to avert quarrels, but fools love to pick fights.” Proverbs 20:3 Theologians the likes of Augustine and Aquinas formulated what we call today “Just War Theory.” It provides the basis for exercising what some believe “ethical restraint” in war. It requires a just cause to go to war to …
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Have you noticed how quickly people can turn on Jesus? I’m talking about going from showering him with accolades and then when he doesn’t automatically make everything in their lives better on the spot, they not only leave the faith, but go from accolades to antagonism. Two incidents in the life of Jesus, one at …
The family foundation of the late Thomas Kinkade demanded that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stop posting his art on social media. According to the family, the government agency misused “Morning Pledge”—which depicts children holding hands to hearts as an American flag is raised—“to promote division and xenophobia.” DHS posted the image on X …
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