Reply #44: Are you that unaware of the ethical precepts of a democracy and in the Bible?

[TahitiNut]

"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." (Luke 12:48)

This moral lesson has been quoted by many, more recently including Bill and Melinda Gates and Tim Russert. But it's also been quoted as a moral compass by this woman ...



Dr. V. Mohini Giri, founder of the War Widows Association, which provides education and job training for the socially shunned widows of India. She is also clear about the responsibility of the privileged class. In India, 20 percent of the population owns 80 percent of the wealth. Giri subscribes to the philosophy that from those to whom much is given, much is expected. It is the responsibility of the privileged to help the marginalized, and she knows well that each has resources needed by the other.

Some (like me, sadly) find ways of pointing fingers ... while others find ways of reaching out with their hands.

I find it sad that, on a purportedly 'progressive' forum, there are people who look down their nose condescendingly at the articulation of this age-old moral precept and sneeringly claim it's "fascinating."

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