Here are some religious people I genuinely admire
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It is the objectors to the original post making that claim. I'm the OP, and I sometimes criticize religious people with opinions and politics I feel are hypocritical tot he Christian faith they profess (and I was raised and educated in). So when some who were not hypocrites got some media attention for that, I felt it only fair to give them credit. You should also. |
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The caged nativity scene has zero to do with Baby Jesus fleeing from Herod, as the people displaying it are announcing.
The nativity scene took place when Joseph was paying taxes and Mary gave birth. Joesph has to pay taxes or face severe consequences because he followed the law. Jesus said render unto the government it’s due and did not preach disobedience to the law or government of His day. Loving your neighbor isn’t about breaking the law and no where in the Bible is that taught. It’s a political statement. |
Anonymous
| Shortly after the birth of Jesus, the holy family fled to Egypt. They were, in fact, refugees. |
Anonymous
They were not willfully, and in an entitled manner, breaking the laws of Egypt and expecting pity and special treatment. Do you see how that works, love? |
Anonymous
When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. (Leviticus 19:33-34) He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:18-19) “As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name— for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple, then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name. (1 Kings 8:41-44) No stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler (Job, discussing his devotion to God) (Job 31:32) For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ (Matthew 25:25-36) For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Galatians 5:14) |
Anonymous
They were fleeing persecution and violence, in need of refuge, and arrived as foreigners. That is a fact. |
Anonymous
Elaborate on this. |
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According to Matthew, the holy family returned from Egypt upon the death of Herod the Great, which happened in 4 BCE. So the first thing we can establish is that Jesus was born on or before 4 BCE. Now we know that Jesus was at least 30 when he died, probably around 31, that he died under Pontius Pilate, and that Pilate was prefect of Judea from the year 26 to the year 36. The time between Herod’s death and the start of Pilate’s assignment accounts for 30 of Jesus’s 31 years. Which means that Jesus had to be born around 4 or 5 BCE. And that means that his sojourn in Egypt was a matter of months, not years.
Yes, Jesus fled to Egypt for a few months, then returned to his homeland when it was safe to do so. He didn’t stay in Egypt permanently. |
Anonymous
| When “the foreigner” comes here legally, my arms are open. |
Anonymous
Seeking political asylum is legal. |
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Yes, and undergoing a legal process to seek asylum is proper. The United States ensuring the people seeking asylum are doing so correctly and according to our laws is not anti-Bibical nor unloving.
Thus the display is incorrect and sensational. |
Anonymous
It's a fact that that is how the Bible story goes. |
Anonymous
Yes, because separating families and putting children in cages to be punitive is totally legal. It's also exactly how Jesus would do it. (/sarcasm, ...that's the point of the display, for those too dense.) |
Anonymous
And when they don't, separate them from their children and throw them in cages? |
Anonymous
Until asylum granted, the foreigner is illegal. |