Philomeme

Friday, September 26, 2025

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Team of the Good

I was reading some ancient philosophy today, and two mandates hit me with force:

One is the call to treat the foreigner as we treat our own citizens, remembering our ancestors were once outsiders (Leviticus 19:33-34). The other is the firm directive: “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:10).

It got me thinking: In the rush of today's political discourse, how often do we all, regardless of our banner, practice selective scripture-ing?

We are all prone to the great Consistency Conundrum. We cherish the passages and policies that affirm our core beliefs, and yet we become strangely blind to the ones (from the very same source!) that might challenge them.

When our team is in power, do we suddenly excuse actions we condemned in the opposition?

Do we champion the law-and-order verses but quietly write off the love-and-hospitality ones?

This isn't about being Right (as in politically correct), but about being True (as in philosophically consistent).

Let's take a breath and check our own bias. If a principle is good, it should stand, no matter who is applying it or who it is applied to. If we’re committed to our values, we must hold our leaders—and, more importantly, ourselves—to them with unwavering consistency. Otherwise, are we living by a moral compass... or a political one?

Don't be on the "Red Team" or the "Blue Team." Be on the Team of the Good.

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