On God's Side, October 17, 2013

In Chapter 5, Wallis uses the parable of the Good Samaritan to argue that there are now no "non-neighbors," that this "radical concept is absolutely essential to the idea of the common good," and that "it is a spiritual foundation for the common good." He goes on to say that "we are all neighbors now, whether we like it or not" (p. 98). Do you find his argument convincing? Would you agree that we have a responsibility to treat all people as the Samaritan treated the man in the parable? He ends the chapter talking about the supply chains for our consumer goods? Do you know where and under what conditions your cellphone, computer, television, or shirt were produced? Do you know where your strawberries, chocolate, or coffee were grown? Have you ever bought a fair-trade item?