When Trump’s crowd chanted “send her back” they echoed or amplified the president’s tweet: “why don’t they go back?” Sympathy for such rhetoric stands in opposition to Christian Scriptures. Jesus’ core teaching requires us to love our neighbors in the same manner we love ourselves. God will judge our lives by the way we welcome […]
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…. God judges a nation by its principles not its power. National greatness does not come from fire-power or economic clout but from ethics. Our high minded American forefathers looked to principles as our national foundation: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men (people) are created equal, that they are endowed by […]
According to a Harris Poll, 52 percent of Americans are dealing with a high level of stress related to the election (Talking to Your Therapist about Election Anxiety- NYT Oct 20). This ugly election is fraying friendships, eroding empathy amid differences, and dissolving longstanding decency boundaries. With fewer friends, strained empathy, and muddied boundaries we […]