Paul Wright, Anglican rector, reflects on patriotism. He says that when it makes one lose a sense of Chrisitian benevolence, makes one indifferent to the welfare of the stranger and alien, then it is no longer a virtue, but a savage and selfish thing.

Much of modern conservative thought is training Christians to do exactly this.

How can you reinvest in a Christian benevolence that is also genuinely patriotic?

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James Durham, Scottish Presbyterian, on God’s Law. He says lending freely without regard to our profit is binding by the law of God. Security, if arranged, must be with equity and considering how we’d like to be treated.

Is this widely followed today? Is this on the radar screen of religionists who like to talk about obedience and God’s unchanging word? How can you be more merciful in your relations?

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