Who's My Neighbor?

Everyone who has gone to Sunday School has heard the parable of the Good Samaritan. For those who haven't here is the story:

Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins [Greek: two denarii] and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'

"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

– Luke 10:30–37, New International Version

I can not understand the hate for groups of people in the United States. I pick on the U.S., because I am an American, and I am damn well embarressed to be an American at this point in my life.

I see hate from so many Christians. Mostly against homosexuals, atheist, and immigrants. In this bitch session, I will focus on the immigrants. Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona is one of these hateful, spiteful christians. She says that she often prays with her staffers about difficult issues.

"we stop, and we take that time, and we pray
about it," explaining, "I firmly believe that God has placed me... in this powerful position of Arizona's governor to help guide our state through the difficulty that we are currently facing."

well, I hope you read your bible too lady! Jesus clearly said to take care of all, not matter whether they are one of your own, or not. No matter what you think of him/her, it is your job to take care of that person. How did she miss this in the New Testament? I am an atheist, and I knew about this story!

Now, let's go look at this scripture in the old testament

Leviticus 19:33-34 (New International Version)

³³: " 'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. ³⁴: The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

well, it looks as though that commandment came straight from the big boss himself! Jan, if you are going to claim to be a christian, use your bible as a reference manual, a set of directions if you will. The profiling law you passed in Arizona is there for one purpose, to stir the hate. Today the Mexicans, next who? You, Gov. Jan Brewer, are making your state a target. A target for many lawsuits for many years to come. A target for hate groups such as the KKK, Neo Nazis, Skin Heads and other various militia groups. I hope you are happy with the results. You have caused revenue to drop in Arizona businesses by 30%, teachers to be laid off due to federal aid being taken away as hundreds of Latino kids are pulled from your public schools, some facing closure. Clinics in rural areas closing due to lack of funding, they have lost their clients! The housing market in your state is between a rock and a hard place now with banks having to cut their losses. Is this your fictional god punishing you for making poor decisions and clearly acting against what he has told you to do? He did tell you not to behave this way, it is clearly in the old and new testament. the only good thing to come of this is that Republicans are quickly losing ground. I expect we will see Washington dominated by Democrats after the next election. Thanks for that Lady!

While we are on the subject of Jan Brewer, she passed a law some time ago that would deny benefits to domestic partners, and adult children who are in college, or have a disability. This woman just will not stop until she has screwed the population of Arizona! Hey people in Arizona, are you not pissed enough to pull a Grey Davis maneuver? You should be!