{"id":32401,"date":"2015-11-18T05:58:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T10:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=32401"},"modified":"2015-11-18T05:58:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T10:58:39","slug":"all-it-takes-is-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2015\/11\/all-it-takes-is-one.html","title":{"rendered":"All It Takes Is One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Yesterday I came across quotes from\u00a0Roslyn and Bob Cargill, and I thought they deserved to be shared with a wider audience. First here\u2019s Roslyn:<\/p>\n

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Why is it when it comes to helping refugees in need, treating others as we would want to be treated, and loving our neighbors, conservative Christians scream out, \u201cYeah, but it only takes one. It only takes one nut job to blow us all away, so we got to keep out ALL refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n

And yet, when it comes to guns, and it only takes one nut job to blow us all away, the same argument doesn\u2019t apply? When it comes to gun ownership, we still let everyone have a gun, even though it only takes one to cause tremendous damage. \u201cBut he\u2019s just an anomaly, and everyone should still have a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n

So when it comes to helping our neighbors, we can\u2019t help any of them because of that one potential nut job. But when it comes to arming the entire population, well that\u2019s OK because it\u2019s just one nut job and those are the risks freedom and prosperity.<\/p>\n

Such is the logic of far right wing Christianity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For Bob\u2019s, you can click through to read it on his blog<\/a>. See also Eric Reitan\u2019s post about the Good Samaritan and how Christians respond to refugees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Roslyn<\/p>\n

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