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I signed this letter to President Trump and Congress generated by World Relief, a subsidiary of the NAE (National Association of Evangelicals). I encourage you to read this and sign it if you agree. https://worldrelief.org/statementonrefugees/ Dear President Trump and Members of Congress, Recently, the federal government announced a new policy to re-interview refugees who were …
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There’s a disturbing story in 1 Kings 21 of a guy named Naboth whose vineyard appealed to the evil king Ahab. It wasn’t like the king was short of real estate. He just wanted to add it to his vast collection of properties. The rich and powerful are used to getting what they want when …
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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