Washington State Bill to Involuntarily Detain Unvaccinated Families and Send to Internment Camps

originally posted by: LoneCloudHopper2
a reply to: dffrntkndfnml

That is so wild. I can share the link with a friend and it works for them. It works for me. I tried twice putting it here and it will not work on ATS. Interesting. Seems the link is being blocked somehow.

The article is called: WA Board of Health may mandate COVID-19 vaccine to attend school and criminalize those who disobey related 'health order'

Let me try linking it this way: LINK.

This is a whole other can of worms. ISPs are stating to block links, at least sporadically to certain sites. Gatewaypundit is blocked by t-mobile and a filter app they have on smart phones.

The UN has control over root DNS as well, so I'm sure they will start delisting sites soon as part of the great reset.

a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2

Thank you, now I can read the link.

I think maybe my version of Chrome is old or some other gremlin. It came up in Firefox, and the second time, the one labelled Link works on Chrome for me. I'll double-check next time before mentioning something.

Sweet, now I can check it out.

Welp we have all been saying since the start to watch Australia cause its coming here, no surprised at all it is happening in that state first.

originally posted by: LoneCloudHopper2
a reply to: v1rtu0s0

Yes. This bill would be the real end of America if passed. What times we are in.

Will be the end of the democrat party, NOT the country.

Gonna be interesting if this passes...

I wonder who is going to enforce this? I venture to guess the cops won't want anything to do with this...

National Guard? Not the boys and girls I know in the Guard. They'll refuse, point blank.

The Washington St, legislature?? I'd pay good money to watch that...

a reply to: v1rtu0s0

Damn. The end of the Internet now.

a reply to: dffrntkndfnml

Awesome. Glad it's working now.

btw the link I posted here wasn't working for me either. It's a glitch on ATS or a server. It's being blocked by them.

a reply to: Ghostsdogood

I really hope so.

originally posted by: seagull
Gonna be interesting if this passes...

I wonder who is going to enforce this? I venture to guess the cops won't want anything to do with this...

National Guard? Not the boys and girls I know in the Guard. They'll refuse, point blank.

The Washington St, legislature?? I'd pay good money to watch that...

Best thing they could do, IMHO, is to round up everyone who promoted and voted for such a thing and throw THEM into the camps to rot. They would deserve nothing less for even thinking it was a good idea. What the heck are these people thinking? People DIED fighting wars to preserve their freedom and the freedom of other peoples. Do they seriously think they will stop doing that NOW on their own turf? Yeah, I know, they WANT to provoke a confrontation, but they might not have the capability of putting the brakes on it once they start it. Yes, they ARE that dumb. IMHO.

originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
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To say nothing of what just the common armed citizen will do when people show up to force them into internment camps like Hitler's SS did.

The Nazis actually sent children somewhere else (like a boarding school or orphanage) than the adults who went to the camps (don't know if this also counted for Jews, but that was the case for Jehovah's witnesses). Just something I was reminded of when I read the line "the involuntary detainment of residents as young as 5 years old" in the OP.

I heard no complaints from the right though when kids of so-called "illegal immigrants" were being detained in camps. Actually, in my country, which is predominantly leftwing, the emergence of immigrant camps is on the rise (called asylum seeker centres), it's a booming business with immigrants from the Middle East and Africa mostly. Not sure if they seperate the children from their parents, I think they don't.

I think discrimination is more widespread than it has been in decades. In that light:

Prejudice and Discrimination—Getting to the Roots (Awake!—2009)

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”​—Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

DESPITE that lofty ideal, prejudice and discrimination continue to plague mankind. This sad fact reflects not only our times but also the imperfection of humans. (Psalm 51:5) Nevertheless, the situation is far from hopeless. Granted, we may be unable to eliminate the discrimination we see around us, but we can work to root out prejudices that may lodge within ourselves.

A good start is to acknowledge that none of us are above developing prejudices. The book Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination says: “Perhaps the most important conclusions to emerge from prejudice research are these: (1) no one capable of human thought and speech is immune from harboring prejudice, (2) it often takes deliberate effort and awareness to reduce prejudice, and (3) with sufficient motivation, it can be done.”

Education has been described as “the most powerful tool” in the fight against prejudice. The right education can, for example, expose the root causes of prejudice, enable us to examine our own attitudes more objectively, and help us deal wisely with prejudice when we are victims.

Getting to the Roots

Prejudice causes people to distort, misinterpret, or even ignore facts that conflict with their predetermined opinions. Prejudice may have its beginnings in seemingly innocent, but misguided, family values, or it may be sown by those who deliberately promote warped views of other races or cultures. Prejudice can also be fostered by nationalism and false religious teachings. And it can be a product of inordinate pride. As you reflect on the following points and on pertinent principles taken from the Bible, why not examine your own attitudes and see if changes are in order?

...

Pride. In the form of inordinate self-esteem or haughtiness, pride can make a person more susceptible to prejudice. For example, pride can cause a person to be prone to feelings of superiority or disdain toward the less educated or the materially poor. It may also make him inclined to believe propaganda that elevates his national or ethnic group. Clever propagandists, such as Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, have deliberately nurtured national and racial pride to rally the support of the masses and to malign those considered to be different or undesirable. [whereislogic: like the unvaccinated; the hypocrisy of the left regarding their supposed 'tolerance' and 'wokeness' is uncanny in today's climate. Just as a reminder, I'm not a supporter of the right and I don't vote. Just something I'm observing.]

◼ What does the Bible say? “Everyone that is proud in heart is something detestable to Jehovah.” (Proverbs 16:5) “[Do] nothing out of contentiousness or out of egotism, but with lowliness of mind [consider] that the others are superior to you.” (Philippians 2:3) Ask yourself: ‘Do I take secret delight in flattering comments about my own race or ethnic group or in disparaging remarks about others? [whereislogic: 'jokes' in the form of disparaging remarks about white people are common on the left, in media entertainment and on CNN or for example in The Daily Show on Comedy Central; it is seen as harmless comedy] Am I inclined to be jealous of those who have talents that I lack, or do I take genuine delight in their abilities?’

Yes, for good reason the Bible cautions: “More than all else that is to be guarded, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) So view your heart as truly precious, and let nothing corrupt it! Instead, fill it with godly wisdom. Then, and only then, will ‘thinking ability and discernment safeguard you, to deliver you from the bad way, from the person speaking perverse things.’​—Proverbs 2:10-12.

...

When we get to know people on a personal level, we more readily see through misleading stereotypes

From the OP's link:

filed 2/13/03, effective 2/13/03

Second it should be pointed out that the "Quarantine Camps" are actually being used to house homeless drug addicts and non-prosecuted criminals. Got a homeless person breaking into homes, raping kids, stealing stuff form high-end stores? Don't arrest them just move them into hotels and block areas and call them homeless.

The idea that people would be moved by force into camps would go down very badly here in Washington since the state hasn't shaken off the Japanese Concertation Camps during the 1940s. People are fleeing the state due to the massive control that Socialist Alternative has over the state.

now let's go further on this.
From: Same place as the OPs. Warning! It's a link to a PDF

The local health officer shall adhere to the following conditions and principles when isolating or quarantining a person or group of persons in accordance with WAC 246-100-040:

(1) Isolation or quarantine must be by the least restrictive means necessary to prevent the spread of a communicable or possibly communicable disease to others and may include, but are not limited to, confinement to private homes or other public or private premises;

(2) Isolated individuals must be confined separately from quarantined individuals;

(3) The health status of isolated or quarantined individuals must be monitored regularly to determine if they require continued isolation or quarantine;

(4) If a quarantined individual subsequently becomes infected or is reasonably believed to have become infected with a communicable or possibly communicable disease that the local health officer believes poses a significant threat to the health and safety of other quarantined individuals, he or she must promptly be placed in isolation;

(5) Isolated or quarantined individuals must be released as soon as practicable when the local health officer determines that they have been successfully decontaminated or that they pose no substantial risk of transmitting a communicable or possibly communicable disease that would constitute a serious or imminent threat to the health and safety of others;

(6) The needs of a person isolated or quarantined must be addressed to the greatest extent possible in a systematic and competent fashion, including, but not limited to, providing adequate food, clothing, shelter, means of communication with those in isolation or quarantine and outside these settings, medication, and competent medical care;

(7) Premises used for isolation or quarantine must be maintained in a safe and hygienic manner to minimize the likelihood of further transmission of infection or other harm to persons isolated and quarantined;

(8) To the extent possible, cultural and religious beliefs should be considered in addressing the needs of individuals, and establishing and maintaining isolation or quarantine premises;

(9) Isolation or quarantine shall not abridge the right of any person to rely exclusively on spiritual means alone through prayer to treat a communicable or possibly communicable disease in accordance with religious tenets and practices, nor shall anything in this chapter be deemed to prohibit a person so relying who is infected with a contagious or communicable disease from being isolated or quarantined in a private place of his or her own choice, provided, it is approved by the local health officer, and all laws, rules and regulations governing control, sanitation, isolation and quarantine are complied with. At his or her sole discretion, the local health officer may isolate infected individuals declining treatment for the duration of their communicable infection.

Under this act, people who get medically isolated are usually just placed under house arrest unless the issue requires medical support. The issues with these medical isolations and/or quarantines is that the encampments used for the homeless violates multiple points listed above.

So, I'm not sure what GatewayPundant is up to on this, but this has been on the books for a while now. Inslee might be an "ass", but the people that would be needed to enforce this mandate (if it was true) would be so hard pressed to actually do this. Remember most of the Law Enforcement in this state have refused to follow through with many of Inslee's rules on the covid crappo. I would say that with the exception of the areas around the I-5 corridor, the rest of the state would just ignore this rule.

originally posted by: whereislogic

originally posted by: NoCorruptionAllowed
...
To say nothing of what just the common armed citizen will do when people show up to force them into internment camps like Hitler's SS did.

The Nazis actually sent children somewhere else (like a boarding school or orphanage) than the adults who went to the camps (don't know if this also counted for Jews, but that was the case for Jehovah's witnesses).

I heard no complaints from the right though when kids of so-called "illegal immigrants" were being detained in camps. Actually, in my country, which is predominantly leftwing, the emergence of immigrant camps is on the rise, it's a booming business with immigrants from the Middle East and Africa mostly. Not sure if they seperate the children from their parents, I think they don't.

I think discrimination is more widespread than it has been in decades. In that light:

Prejudice and Discrimination—Getting to the Roots (Awake!—2009)

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”​—Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

DESPITE that lofty ideal, prejudice and discrimination continue to plague mankind. This sad fact reflects not only our times but also the imperfection of humans. (Psalm 51:5) Nevertheless, the situation is far from hopeless. Granted, we may be unable to eliminate the discrimination we see around us, but we can work to root out prejudices that may lodge within ourselves.

A good start is to acknowledge that none of us are above developing prejudices. The book Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination says: “Perhaps the most important conclusions to emerge from prejudice research are these: (1) no one capable of human thought and speech is immune from harboring prejudice, (2) it often takes deliberate effort and awareness to reduce prejudice, and (3) with sufficient motivation, it can be done.”

Education has been described as “the most powerful tool” in the fight against prejudice. The right education can, for example, expose the root causes of prejudice, enable us to examine our own attitudes more objectively, and help us deal wisely with prejudice when we are victims.

Getting to the Roots

Prejudice causes people to distort, misinterpret, or even ignore facts that conflict with their predetermined opinions. Prejudice may have its beginnings in seemingly innocent, but misguided, family values, or it may be sown by those who deliberately promote warped views of other races or cultures. Prejudice can also be fostered by nationalism and false religious teachings. And it can be a product of inordinate pride. As you reflect on the following points and on pertinent principles taken from the Bible, why not examine your own attitudes and see if changes are in order?

...

Pride. In the form of inordinate self-esteem or haughtiness, pride can make a person more susceptible to prejudice. For example, pride can cause a person to be prone to feelings of superiority or disdain toward the less educated or the materially poor. It may also make him inclined to believe propaganda that elevates his national or ethnic group. Clever propagandists, such as Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, have deliberately nurtured national and racial pride to rally the support of the masses and to malign those considered to be different or undesirable. [whereislogic: like the unvaccinated; the hypocrisy of the left regarding their supposed 'tolerance' and 'wokeness' is uncanny in today's climate. Just as a reminder, I'm not a supporter of the right and I don't vote. Just something I'm observing.]

◼ What does the Bible say? “Everyone that is proud in heart is something detestable to Jehovah.” (Proverbs 16:5) “[Do] nothing out of contentiousness or out of egotism, but with lowliness of mind [consider] that the others are superior to you.” (Philippians 2:3) Ask yourself: ‘Do I take secret delight in flattering comments about my own race or ethnic group or in disparaging remarks about others? [whereislogic: 'jokes' in the form of disparaging remarks about white people are common on the left, in media entertainment and on CNN or for example in The Daily Show on Comedy Central; it is seen as harmless comedy] Am I inclined to be jealous of those who have talents that I lack, or do I take genuine delight in their abilities?’

Yes, for good reason the Bible cautions: “More than all else that is to be guarded, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.” (Proverbs 4:23) So view your heart as truly precious, and let nothing corrupt it! Instead, fill it with godly wisdom. Then, and only then, will ‘thinking ability and discernment safeguard you, to deliver you from the bad way, from the person speaking perverse things.’​—Proverbs 2:10-12.

...

When we get to know people on a personal level, we more readily see through misleading stereotypes

There were PLENTY of complaints about it, INCLUDING from myself.

But that's a pretty dishonest comparison, isn't it.

What exactly were we supposed to do with the young invaders?

Send them back alone to cartel land?

Turn them loose alone in the U.S.?

Instead Trump created the HIGHLY successful Remain In Mexico program, which solved the problem until joe & the democrat party cancelled it and started putting kids in cages again. Just like obama did.

It's really a shame that democrats prevented completion of the border fence and cancelled the successful Remain In Mexico Program, but you're not going to get away with blaming US for the current situation.

DEMOCRATS intentionally caused the current border crisis all by themselves.

Y’all remember way back when, when the IRS and EPA spent a bunch of our money fo no apparent reason on large bulk black plastic coffins and a huge cache of hollow-rounds?

Pepperidge Farms Remembers.

Edit: what was it former SCJ Scalia said about American Citizens being sent to camps against their will in light and relaying to the apprehensions and detainment of Japanese Americans during WW2 before he was smothered by his “hunting clan”…….?

Edit: is this Health SS, I mean Medical Gestapo, I mean hive mind free-thinking upright citizen’s brigade gonna be armed?

Because they ought to be with this knock-on campaign.

Ahem.

#aintfunnyanymore

The sails of the righteousness grow and grow bellowing in the wind, Anchors up and to the death men.

a reply to: Ghostsdogood
Perhaps one day you are willing to consider that the land you live on does not belong to you or any national group of people.

Psalm 24:1:

To Jehovah belong the earth and everything in it,

The productive land and those dwelling on it.

There will be no borders in the Kingdom of God.

A Remarkable Change for the Better (Awake!—1999)

...

Bible prophecy foretold: “In the days of those kings [existing in our time] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [in heaven] that will never be brought to ruin.” (Daniel 2:44) That Kingdom, with Christ as King, started gathering here upon the earth God-fearing people who were desirous of being its subjects.—Isaiah 2:2-4; Matthew 24:14; Revelation 7:9-15.

Coinciding with what happened in heaven, 1914 saw the beginning of “the last days,” the beginning of a time period that would end with the destruction of the system of things now prevailing. Jesus foretold that the start of this period would be marked by world wars, food shortages, disease epidemics, devastating earthquakes, and increased lawlessness as well as the cooling off of people’s love for God and man. All these things, he said, would mark the “beginning of pangs of distress.”—Matthew 24:3-12.

An Entirely New World Soon

We are now 85 years into “the last days,” and we are swiftly nearing the end of this present unsatisfactory system of things. Soon God’s Kingdom, under Christ, “will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms [now existing], and it itself will stand to times indefinite.”—Daniel 2:44; 2 Peter 3:10-13.

Yes, God will wipe out wickedness from the earth and usher righteous-hearted people into an entirely new world. “The upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. As regards the wicked, they will be cut off from the very earth.”—Proverbs 2:21, 22.

...

So best get used to it now. There will be no place for those who see their brothers and sisters of the human family as "invaders" coming to ruin their economy or take their jobs. The economy is something materialists worry about, and those buttons are easily pushed by propagandists.

Change in Values

The 20th century has fulfilled the prophecy at 2 Timothy 3:1-5, which says: “In the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power.”

To a certain degree, imperfect humans have always shown those characteristics. During the 20th century, such attitudes have intensified and spread. People who conduct themselves in the above-described ways were once considered antisocial—if not downright wicked. Now even people “having a form of godly devotion” increasingly view such behavior as normal.

...

The spirit of the world promotes “the desire of the eyes” by encouraging greed and materialism. (1 John 2:16) It has nurtured in many a determination to be rich. (1 Tim. 6:9, 10) That spirit would have us believe that a stockpile of material things will provide lasting security. (Prov. 18:11) However, if we allow a love for money to supplant our love for God, Satan will have gained a victory. We should ask ourselves, ‘Has my life become focused on a quest for material comforts and pleasures?’

By contrast, God’s spirit-inspired Word encourages us to have a balanced view of money and to work hard to provide material necessities for ourselves and our family. (1 Tim. 5:8) God’s spirit helps those who receive it to reflect Jehovah’s generous personality. Such ones are known as givers, not takers. They value people more highly than things and gladly share what they have when they can afford to do so. (Prov. 3:27, 28) And they never allow the pursuit of money to take precedence over serving God as a materialist would.

Rounding people up..now where has this happened before..

And yet Thousands pour in over your borders....

Strange Times Indeed..

Stay well

Riouz
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originally posted by: whereislogic
a reply to: Ghostsdogood
Perhaps one day you are willing to consider that the land you live on does not belong to you or any national group of people.

Psalm 24:1:

To Jehovah belong the earth and everything in it,

The productive land and those dwelling on it.

There will be no borders in the Kingdom of God.

A Remarkable Change for the Better (Awake!—1999)

...

Bible prophecy foretold: “In the days of those kings [existing in our time] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [in heaven] that will never be brought to ruin.” (Daniel 2:44) That Kingdom, with Christ as King, started gathering here upon the earth God-fearing people who were desirous of being its subjects.—Isaiah 2:2-4; Matthew 24:14; Revelation 7:9-15.

Coinciding with what happened in heaven, 1914 saw the beginning of “the last days,” the beginning of a time period that would end with the destruction of the system of things now prevailing. Jesus foretold that the start of this period would be marked by world wars, food shortages, disease epidemics, devastating earthquakes, and increased lawlessness as well as the cooling off of people’s love for God and man. All these things, he said, would mark the “beginning of pangs of distress.”—Matthew 24:3-12.

An Entirely New World Soon

We are now 85 years into “the last days,” and we are swiftly nearing the end of this present unsatisfactory system of things. Soon God’s Kingdom, under Christ, “will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms [now existing], and it itself will stand to times indefinite.”—Daniel 2:44; 2 Peter 3:10-13.

Yes, God will wipe out wickedness from the earth and usher righteous-hearted people into an entirely new world. “The upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. As regards the wicked, they will be cut off from the very earth.”—Proverbs 2:21, 22.

...

So best get used to it now. There will be no place for those who see their brothers and sisters of the human family as "invaders" coming to ruin their economy or take their jobs. The economy is something materialists worry about, and those buttons are easily pushed by propagandists.

Change in Values

The 20th century has fulfilled the prophecy at 2 Timothy 3:1-5, which says: “In the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power.”

To a certain degree, imperfect humans have always shown those characteristics. During the 20th century, such attitudes have intensified and spread. People who conduct themselves in the above-described ways were once considered antisocial—if not downright wicked. Now even people “having a form of godly devotion” increasingly view such behavior as normal.

...

The spirit of the world promotes “the desire of the eyes” by encouraging greed and materialism. (1 John 2:16) It has nurtured in many a determination to be rich. (1 Tim. 6:9, 10) That spirit would have us believe that a stockpile of material things will provide lasting security. (Prov. 18:11) However, if we allow a love for money to supplant our love for God, Satan will have gained a victory. We should ask ourselves, ‘Has my life become focused on a quest for material comforts and pleasures?’

By contrast, God’s spirit-inspired Word encourages us to have a balanced view of money and to work hard to provide material necessities for ourselves and our family. (1 Tim. 5:8) God’s spirit helps those who receive it to reflect Jehovah’s generous personality. Such ones are known as givers, not takers. They value people more highly than things and gladly share what they have when they can afford to do so. (Prov. 3:27, 28) And they never allow the pursuit of money to take precedence over serving God as a materialist would.

Yeah, i've heard that argument from democrats before.

And reminded them that the same bible says that God spread man around the planet and gave them each their own nation and language.


Not gonna work throwing religious arguments at me.

You have no clear message from above on the subject.


Humans are not currently capable of maintaining order without jurisdictional authorities, everything from small villages to national borders, and likely won't be anytime soon.

Those encouraging mass immigration to the U.S., and west in general, are not doing so for the immigrant's welfare, or for the welfare of humanity.

There are much easier and more effective methods to accomplish both.

They are doing it to reduce our power, influence, and wealth in order to eventually destroy us when they are capable.

The democrat party is the primary culprit in this evil enterprise in the U.S.


But nice try bringing religion into thread about the fascist democrats in Washington state and elsewhere.

Do you think it was effective in any way?

originally posted by: whereislogic
a reply to: Ghostsdogood
... They value people more highly than things and gladly share what they have when they can afford to do so. (Prov. 3:27, 28) ...

If it's not too bothersome I'd like to go a little more off-topic and quote Prov. 3:27,28 and elaborate a bit more about my mention of the phrase "their brothers and sisters of the human family" (I'll try to keep it short but the mention of "neighbor" in that text may require some elaboration).

Proversb 3:27,28:

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom you should give it* [Or “to whom it is owing.”]

If it is within your power* [Or “within the power of your hand.”] to help.

28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go away; come back later! I will give it to you tomorrow,”

If you can give it now.

Who Is My Neighbor? (Awake!—1986)

‘YOU ask me, “Who is my neighbor?” Why, it’s whoever lives next door, of course! And the ones who live down the street, the ones in the neighborhood. They’re my neighbors.’

Not according to some who lived in the time of Christ Jesus. Even then there was a difference of opinion. This becomes apparent when we consider the conversation between Jesus and a man versed in the Jewish Law, recorded in Luke 10:25-37.

“Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit everlasting life?” the lawyer asked.

“What is written in the Law? How do you read?” Jesus asked.

“‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole strength and with your whole mind,’ and, ‘your neighbor as yourself,’” the lawyer answered.

“You answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Keep on doing this and you will get life.”

But the lawyer was not satisfied to leave it at that. So he then asked: “Who really is my neighbor?”

The Jewish scribes, contrary to their own Mosaic Law, said in their oral traditions: “You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” The scribes and the Pharisees taught that only Jews who kept the oral law were neighbors. Jews who failed to do so, and all Gentiles, were not viewed as neighbors but as enemies. Such heretical Jews and the Gentiles were not to be helped even if their lives were in danger. With this in mind, and to justify himself for not loving all men, the lawyer asked: “Who really is my neighbor?”

In answer to the question, Jesus gave the illustration of the Good Samaritan (Samaritans were viewed as foreigners and were hated by the Jews).

...

“Who of these three,” Jesus then asked the lawyer, “seems to you to have made himself neighbor to the man that fell among the robbers?” The lawyer replied: “The one that acted mercifully toward him.” So Jesus told him: “Go your way and be doing the same yourself.”

The priest was supposed to be a worshiper of Jehovah. Likewise the Levite. Yet both passed on the other side. Neither one was a good neighbor to the man in need. The Samaritan, scorned and rejected by the priest and the Levite and their religion, was the one who responded. He was moved with pity by the man’s plight, and he went to his aid. He made himself a neighbor to the man. He acted neighborly.

Who Today Proves to Be Your Neighbor?

Today we think of neighbors as those living near us. The Greek word ple·siʹon, translated “neighbor,” basically means “near.” The Bible, however, in both the Hebrew and the Greek Scriptures, views neighbor in a much broader sense.

The scribes and the Pharisees of Jesus’ time limited “neighbor” to those who kept the oral traditions of their religion. Hence, they restricted their neighbor love to their fellow religionists. However, the love of Jehovah and Jesus went out to everyone. (Matthew 5:43-48) So must the love of true Christians today. To be Christians in more than name only, they must make themselves neighbors to all men and show neighbor love to all.

...

In what way is this love shown? Not by saying “Lord, Lord,” but by doing God’s will, by witnessing to others about Jehovah’s Kingdom. (Matthew 7:21; 1 John 5:3; Isaiah 43:10-12; Acts 1:8) It is the only real and lasting help for today’s suffering humanity. Those who, like the neighborly Samaritan, are moved with pity by mankind’s sad and endangered condition, and who bring to them the healing good news of Jehovah’s Kingdom​—they are the ones making themselves neighbors to all people. None are excluded​—male or female, young or old, rich or poor, any nationality, any race, any religion, any skin color—​all are viewed as neighbors to be helped by the Kingdom good news.

Out of love for neighbor, Jehovah’s Witnesses have for many years been heeding the command at Ephesians 4:25: “Speak truth each one of you with his neighbor.” Millions have responded and have themselves taken up the proclamation of this truth. It is truth about Jehovah’s Kingdom under his Prince of Peace, Christ Jesus. It is truth that brings peace between neighbors. Best of all, it is truth that brings “the peace of God that excels all thought.”​—Philippians 4:7.

a reply to: whereislogic


I don't disagree with any of that.

Only your attempt to use it as a dishonest political argument for mass uncontrolled immigration or elimination of national borders.

We can help our neighbors without destroying our own home.

And do so more than any nation in recorded history.

By helping peaceful nations develop so that they can help themselves.

By teaching them to fish.

Not by feeding the tax collectors who give permanent handouts to those that want to destroy our home.


Nice 2nd attempt, but it's never gonna work.

The bible (no version of it), taken as a whole, does NOT support your absurdly twisted arguments.

The democrat party does though.

As well as most Islamic countries (not all).

You sure do seem to keep strange company.