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Eye on the world: Seeing God’s creation, not nationality
In “A calm center for the immigration debate” The Christian Science Monitor notes that it is possible and important to keep the immigration debate civil: “It is possible to express concern about certain individual immigrants as being a security or economic threat without also resorting to derogatory feelings about race or religion.” One aspect of achieving this is not “catering to nativism” that creates division.
Ideas on this subject:
From the Bible:
“There is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.” (Colossians 3:11 )
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
“It should be thoroughly understood that all men have one Mind, one God and Father, one Life, Truth, and Love. Mankind will become perfect in proportion as this fact becomes apparent, war will cease and the true brotherhood of man will be established.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 467 )
“With one Father, even God, the whole family of man would be brethren; and with one Mind and that God, or good, the brotherhood of man would consist of Love and Truth, and have unity of Principle and spiritual power which constitute divine Science.” (Science and Health, pp. 469–470 )
Related articles from the Christian Science Sentinel:
In “Measuring our love for God”: “We can love each individual for what he or she is in the eyes of God—His perfect spiritual image and likeness, the man of His creating. In other words, if we love God, we will endeavor to see His children as He sees them, and to love them as He loves them. We won’t judge anyone’s real worth on the basis of outward appearances—physique, personality, fashion, culture, race, nationality, personal history, or present actions—but will cherish in thought the reality of man’s individual, spiritual identity under every circumstance.”
In “A world without conflict”: “Love, lived, loosens the barriers that separate and divide individuals and nations and helps to bring peace. Gaining a deeper understanding of our own oneness with God through Christ, we find that our thinking becomes less exclusive and more inclusive.” And “... we all have a common bond as citizens of God’s kingdom. [The Apostle Paul] shows us the possibility of reaching beyond boundaries imposed by man-made systems that identify men and women by race, nationality, and language. We can find a larger spiritual concept of citizenship in God’s family.”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.