Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Good Samaritan

In response to Brian, various posts posted by pink101:

Phil wrote:
My curiosity made me wonder what anyone might think of the people who passed by on the other side of the road in the story of the Good Samaritan that is recounted in the Bible.
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The story is found in Luke 10:29-37.
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Those who passed the wounded man were a priest (vs 31) and Levite (vs 33). Levites were also members of the priesthood. They functioned as gate-keepers, musicians and assistants to priests (and held other functions at different points in Israel's history).
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The Samaritans were considered ritually impure; they were outcasts.
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The priests would have probably justified their passing by because touching the wounded man would have made them ritually impure.
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Ironically, today sometimes people who stop to help have gotten sued, which has led to the passage of Good Samaritan laws to protect these good souls from law suits.
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I would stop--and have, many times--to help someone in distress. I couldn't live with myself if I did not.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle