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		<title>By: armingtheamish</title>
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		<description>Yes, Love your neighbor as yourself.

Do you know who Jesus was talking about in that story?

It wasn&#039;t his fellow super religious Jews, it was a samaritan.

check it out:

(from wikipedia)

Historical contexts and modern recasting
Samaritans were hated by the story&#039;s target audience, the Jews, to such a degree that the Lawyer did not mention them by name but as &quot;The one who had mercy on him.&quot; The Samaritans in turn hated the Jews. Thus the parable, as told originally, incorporated the current religious and ethic tension to teach, &quot;For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt sacrifice&quot; (Hosea 6:6). But as the story reached those who were unaware of the oppression of the Samaritans, this aspect of the parable became less and less discernible: fewer and fewer people ever heard of them in any context other than as a description. Today the story is often recast in a more modern setting where the people are ones in equivalent social groups known to not interact comfortably.

Thus cast appropriately, the parable regains its message to modern listeners: namely, that an individual of a social group they disapprove of can exhibit moral behaviour that is superior to individuals of the groups they approve; it also means that not sharing the same faith is no excuse to behave poorly, as there is a universal moral law. Many Christians have used it as an example of Christianity against racial and ethnic prejudice.[3][4][5]


And might i add, atheists.


I love you too,

t-dub</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, Love your neighbor as yourself.</p>
<p>Do you know who Jesus was talking about in that story?</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t his fellow super religious Jews, it was a samaritan.</p>
<p>check it out:</p>
<p>(from wikipedia)</p>
<p>Historical contexts and modern recasting<br />
Samaritans were hated by the story&#8217;s target audience, the Jews, to such a degree that the Lawyer did not mention them by name but as &#8220;The one who had mercy on him.&#8221; The Samaritans in turn hated the Jews. Thus the parable, as told originally, incorporated the current religious and ethic tension to teach, &#8220;For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt sacrifice&#8221; (Hosea 6:6). But as the story reached those who were unaware of the oppression of the Samaritans, this aspect of the parable became less and less discernible: fewer and fewer people ever heard of them in any context other than as a description. Today the story is often recast in a more modern setting where the people are ones in equivalent social groups known to not interact comfortably.</p>
<p>Thus cast appropriately, the parable regains its message to modern listeners: namely, that an individual of a social group they disapprove of can exhibit moral behaviour that is superior to individuals of the groups they approve; it also means that not sharing the same faith is no excuse to behave poorly, as there is a universal moral law. Many Christians have used it as an example of Christianity against racial and ethnic prejudice.[3][4][5]</p>
<p>And might i add, atheists.</p>
<p>I love you too,</p>
<p>t-dub</p>
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