The term 'social justice' has been used for a lot of things, some legitimate and some far less so. As Christians, we must carefully discern the wheat from the tares.
LANGE
Our kids (now in their 20's ) have gone with us on medical mission trips to Nicaragua and Ghana (and for 1 kid, also Beirut). All are appreciative of the US. They have seen a couple alternative countries.
Kevin V
Good commentary.
Clearly, we have at least a couple generations who are pretty oblivious to what life is like in many other places, and have never lived through a time where we understood that our country and its freedoms are exceptional and can’t be taken for granted. As President Kennedy said at the Berlin Wall, “Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in…”
RudyB
Very good. I like the analogies as well.
This quote from the article is a "keeper".
"The fact is, our country is imperfect. It was imperfect at its founding, is imperfect now, and will be imperfect as long as it endures. But our fixation on the things that should be improved to the neglect of what has gone spectacularly well has created an environment where Americans have no appreciation for one of their greatest gifts. "
RCRE8109
I bet some time during those ten months Ms. Griner was worried she was going to be stuck in that Russian Prison for the whole nine years. When you are born into the kind of freedom, we have in America, sometimes it is hard to really appreciate what it is, compared to the rest of the world. Thankfully, it looks Like Ms. Griner’s has learned to appreciate her freedom with her hard lesson. I just hope other young people are paying attention.
Britney Griner advocated for /social/ justice, which isn't justice at all. I also share the hope that she will learn from her experience.
The term 'social justice' has been used for a lot of things, some legitimate and some far less so. As Christians, we must carefully discern the wheat from the tares.
Our kids (now in their 20's ) have gone with us on medical mission trips to Nicaragua and Ghana (and for 1 kid, also Beirut). All are appreciative of the US. They have seen a couple alternative countries.
Good commentary.
Clearly, we have at least a couple generations who are pretty oblivious to what life is like in many other places, and have never lived through a time where we understood that our country and its freedoms are exceptional and can’t be taken for granted. As President Kennedy said at the Berlin Wall, “Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in…”
Very good. I like the analogies as well.
This quote from the article is a "keeper".
"The fact is, our country is imperfect. It was imperfect at its founding, is imperfect now, and will be imperfect as long as it endures. But our fixation on the things that should be improved to the neglect of what has gone spectacularly well has created an environment where Americans have no appreciation for one of their greatest gifts. "
I bet some time during those ten months Ms. Griner was worried she was going to be stuck in that Russian Prison for the whole nine years. When you are born into the kind of freedom, we have in America, sometimes it is hard to really appreciate what it is, compared to the rest of the world. Thankfully, it looks Like Ms. Griner’s has learned to appreciate her freedom with her hard lesson. I just hope other young people are paying attention.