Queen’s Christmas Message
Moscow News, #51 2007
(INTERNATIONAL NEWS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spoke to the nations of the Commonwealth in a televised Christmas message, urging people to think of the needs of the vulnerable and disadvantaged living on the edge of society.
"For these people, the modern world can seem a distant and hostile place," she said. "It is all too easy to ‘turn a blind eye,' ‘to pass by on the other side,' and leave it to experts and professionals. All the great religious teachings of the world press home the message that everyone has a responsibility to care for the vulnerable."
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