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What Would Jesus Do?

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

These are difficult times for our nation, for many reasons.  We know this from public opinion polling, from the lyrics of recent country music songs, from the angst, anger and confusion in people’s eyes.  We know this from the several civil and criminal indictments that have been filed against the previous president. We are inudated with choices, but what would Jesus do? In the worst of times, people will sometimes, perhaps wisely challenge their assumptions.  “What went wrong” they may ask?  People, patriots all...

COSETTE

COSETTE

Meet Cosette. She is a homeless, hungry waif. Perhaps she is from El Salvador and currently waiting for an opportunity to cross the U.S.-Mexican border illegally (unless she or her family can receive bona fide immigration papers.) Or, maybe she’s Syrian, living in Turkey, and hoping for a boat to Greece. Regardless of her point of origin, she’s likely not welcome at her destination. In Europe, she may spend the winter in a refugee camp with only a tent over...

Dog with guilty conscience

JAMES MADISON ON CONSCIENCE

“The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretext, infringed.” – James Madison Introduction Our democracy and our republican form of government is based on the U.S. Constitution.  But there are differences of opinion today in how the Constitution should be interpreted and applied in our society, and what the proper...