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A New Parable of the Good Samaritan?

March 4, 2020 Maya 1 Comment
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A while ago, I witnessed an exchange between two members of a panel discussion on the ”caravans” of refugees from…

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Posted in: Mashed Potatoes Filed under: Christ, Christian belief, divine law, faith, laws and borders, migrant caravan, refugees, the good samaritan

Really, Really Pretending: Bowling Green

February 6, 2017 Maya Leave a comment
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There is a Baha’i prayer that invokes aid from God ”to refute what is vain and false.” Since Baha’is are…

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Posted in: Mashed Potatoes Filed under: Bowling Green Massacre, extreme vetting, fake new, falsehoods, fiction, Iraqi refugees, reality check, refugees, terrorist plots, travel ban

Abdu’l-Bahá on Kindness & Sympathy Towards Strangers & Foreigners

August 26, 2016 Maya Leave a comment
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The following is the transcript of a talk given on October 16th and 17th, 1911 in Paris, France by Abdu’l-Bahá Abbas,…

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Posted in: Mashed Potatoes Filed under: Abdu'l-Bahá, empathy, foreigners, immigration, kindness to strangers, love, refugees, sympathy

Borders Part 2: Wiggle Room

December 1, 2014 Maya Leave a comment
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I often find myself asking people how the teachings of Christ can be reconciled with some of the attitudes of…

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Posted in: Mashed Potatoes Filed under: asylum, borders, faith groups, illegal immigrants, immigration, Mexico, refugees, South America, undocumented immigrants

Borders Part 1: Suffer the Little Children

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Go to any article, news story or blog discussing the immigration issue and/or the current refugee crisis on our southern…

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Posted in: Mashed Potatoes Filed under: bigotry, border crisis, Christ, Christianity, El Salvador, Guatemala, hatred, Honduras, illegal immigrants, immigration, Mexico, racism, refugees, South America, undocumented immigrants

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