Some more questions What opportunities for change do the current situation offer to us? Going beyond sympathy: how can we respond with empathy? In the cycle of violence - who are we? In what way are we a part of this?
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 9:40 PM, Brett Barndt via OSList <[email protected]> wrote: My favorite question is what role have we all played in creating this crisis? i.e. sitting by while funding from global oil industry partners outside our national judicial systems funded religious extremism in many countries now experiencing turmoil over silent decades, our own govts created instability through financial support of abusive dictatorships, wars, and occupation, and arms were transported into Syria over supposedly NATO controlled borders under various guises, etc. over several years while our mainstream media and elected officials failed to tell us loud and clear, but while Syrian exiles were trying to sound that alarm, etc. How can our new knowledge about all these connections and our own part in it give us a sense of power and commitment to actually change things using our democratic or other social institutions like our faith communities now that we do know? When people of faith and ethical motivation engage themselves and take responsibility for changing things, the elected and other institutions implicated in these crises will see permanent and deep reform. Not before. Good luck. Yours is a very worthwhile project! On Nov 18, 2015 9:05 AM, "Hege Steinsland via OSList" <[email protected]> wrote: Can I ask for input on this… What are the good questions for a community or a Church to ask oneself in todays refugee- situation. Questions that can generate insight, energy and hope… I wonder… Hege _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list To post send emails to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org Past archives can be viewed here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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