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Too Eager to Exclude

Ezra 9:1

The idea of divine election, while central to the biblical witness, can be dangerous if misunderstood.  Political rhetoric this election cycle has called attention to the undercurrent of exclusionary sentiment flowing throughout the U.S. population.  Events abroad surrounding the Syrian refugee crisis attest to the universal character of this sentiment.  Everyone, even believers, it seems, wants to exclude someone from access to something and somewhere.

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