social justice: something to think about...
excerpt from the leaflet at mass this morning:
"the people of judah suffered the destruction of everything dear to them: their city, their goods and riches, their lives and dear ones, and finally they endured exile in a foreign land. we in america cannot imagine ourselves taken prisoners and exiled to a foreign land because it has never happened to us, although it happens every day to people in other lands, as they are made refugees by the evil done to them by others. we need to face the hard question: is some of that evil being done in our name?
we will be judged in the end, not just as individuals, but as a people. what do our works in the world say about us? can we avoid the judgment that we are as bad as those whome we claim do us evil?"
"the people of judah suffered the destruction of everything dear to them: their city, their goods and riches, their lives and dear ones, and finally they endured exile in a foreign land. we in america cannot imagine ourselves taken prisoners and exiled to a foreign land because it has never happened to us, although it happens every day to people in other lands, as they are made refugees by the evil done to them by others. we need to face the hard question: is some of that evil being done in our name?
we will be judged in the end, not just as individuals, but as a people. what do our works in the world say about us? can we avoid the judgment that we are as bad as those whome we claim do us evil?"
5 Comments:
whoa
there goes catholicism breaking more stereotypes about what it advocates.
thanks for posting this. im stealing it.
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jasembera, at 6:07 AM
Where in the Bible does it state that we are judged as a social group and not on our individual merits?
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Otis, at 6:09 AM
i think the "we will be judged... as a people" in reference into historical views of the past - - -
am i right, martha?
martha knows more than i do - she's muchymuch smarter.
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jasembera, at 11:16 AM
first let me say that i am not a believer of sola scriptura, so i don't think that if something is not explicitly stated in the bible, then it can't be true.
i do think it's referring to the fact that we have a responsibility to make sure that the things with which we associate ourselves live up to the moral standards we claim to uphold. it's part of the sum of our lives. so yes, i think that God will look at me at final judgment and say, "what did you do to fix the evils committed by your nation/social group/church etc." am i saying he'll hold me personally responsible for prisoner abuse or torture? no. but he will want me to have taken an active role in opposing such actions.
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martha, at 3:05 PM
i was wondering if i could hire you to write a novel/short story/poem.
why are you so impressive
love youz - jen.
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jasembera, at 3:23 PM
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