Who Do We Rescue First?
By Bonnie Finnerty, Education Director
An occupied house is engulfed in flames. Who do you rescue first? A ship is sinking. Who gets priority in the lifeboats?
Confronted with life-threatening scenarios, we are forced to make sudden choices, sometimes on instinct alone. Those instincts prompt us to run toward and rescue the most vulnerable, the very young or the very old. Those unable to find their own way to safety. Those who would perish without our help.
Faced with a multitude of issues, should we not prioritize rescuing those whose lives are in the greatest danger, those most marginalized? When an estimated 100 voiceless human beings are exterminated every hour in this country, do they deserve our voice? READ MORE
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