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Homeless Refugees
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We mustn't forget that what we are "celebrating" tomorrow is the homeless refugee couple having to spend the cold and frosty night in a barn for their baby's birth.
Today the Little Englanders would rather see them drowned in the Mediterranean.
Today the Little Englanders would rather see them drowned in the Mediterranean.
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We should be grateful the the fable of peace and love hasn't been twisted out of all recognition by greedy, powerful forces bent on profiting from the gullibility of the downtrodden and dispossesed. It could all have led to misery for millions down the centuries.
23:34 Mon 24th Dec 2018
They did take refuge in Egypt when Herod started killing new babies but returned to Nazareth after Herod died (as I recall).
There's another difference, however, (overlooked in the OP - it's easily dones, isn't it?) between the Biblical refugees and the young men crossing the Mediterranean with their credit cards and selfie-stick: Joseph took his wife and child with him.
There's another difference, however, (overlooked in the OP - it's easily dones, isn't it?) between the Biblical refugees and the young men crossing the Mediterranean with their credit cards and selfie-stick: Joseph took his wife and child with him.