Meacham: ‘Democracy and Christianity Have a Great Deal in Common, It Requires Us to See One Another as Fellow Children of God’

RUHLE Blessed are the ░░░░░░░░ Juxtapose that though Jon ░░░░░░░░ how different that is ░░░░░░░░ where we are as ░░░░░░░░ society right now Not ░░░░░░░░ Americans but Europeans around ░░░░░░░░ world how this anti ░░░░░░░░ movement has risen up ░░░░░░░░ you have a pope ░░░░░░░░ over and over made ░░░░░░░░ his mission to talk ░░░░░░░░ the importance of protecting ░░░░░░░░ who are most vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ Well you have you ░░░░░░░░ democracy and Christianity And ░░░░░░░░ is not to get ░░░░░░░░ Christian nationalism and the ░░░░░░░░ unhealthy blending of faith ░░░░░░░░ power politics but democracy ░░░░░░░░ Christianity have a great ░░░░░░░░ in common It requires ░░░░░░░░ to see one another ░░░░░░░░ fellow children of God ░░░░░░░░ that may sound grand ░░░░░░░░ soft somehow but that ░░░░░░░░ in fact the motive ░░░░░░░░ of democracy If I ░░░░░░░░ t respect you and ░░░░░░░░ dignity before the law ░░░░░░░░ you don t respect ░░░░░░░░ then we fall into ░░░░░░░░ state of nature We ░░░░░░░░ into a struggle a ░░░░░░░░ battle to get what ░░░░░░░░ want And the message ░░░░░░░░ of the Hebrew bible ░░░░░░░░ the New Testament is ░░░░░░░░ you can t simply ░░░░░░░░ everything you want when ░░░░░░░░ want it that there ░░░░░░░░ in fact a hierarchy ░░░░░░░░ affections that we have ░░░░░░░░ control our appetites And ░░░░░░░░ doing so we all ░░░░░░░░ a better chance of ░░░░░░░░ those appetites So it ░░░░░░░░ not just about being ░░░░░░░░ people but it is ░░░░░░░░ seeing one another in ░░░░░░░░ way that enables us ░░░░░░░░ at least if we ░░░░░░░░ t love our neighbor ░░░░░░░░ should at least try.”