Monday, October 29, 2018

Why Nationalism is Dangerous and Incompatible with Christianity - Jennifer Butler

Here are two fundamental reasons nationalism doesn’t work for Christians:

First, we believe in human dignity as described in Genesis and the creation story. Human beings are created in God’s image and to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of nationality, race, or religion.

Second, love of God is inextricably intertwined with love of neighbor. Jesus told us the Greatest Commandment was to love God, and the second was tied to it: love your neighbor as yourself.

The full article is available here