“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Monthly Archives: December 2017
President Donald Trump, December 29, 2017, Twitter
“The Democrats have been told, and fully understand, that there can be no DACA without the desperately needed WALL at the Southern Border”
“’Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.’”
Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom,” 1994
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love”
“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.”
President Donald Trump to friends about the new tax law, December 22, 2017
“You all just got a lot richer.”
‘No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.’
New York Times, December 21, 2017
“The Trump administration is considering a plan to separate parents from their children when families are caught entering the country illegally.”
“‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’”
“‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.’”
CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, December 21, 2017
“56% of Americans say Trump’s comments on the Russia probe have been mostly or completely FALSE vs. only 35% who say they’ve been true.”
“But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.”
Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), December 21, 2017,
on the plight of DACA immigrant children“All of us as members of Congress, we’re eager to return to our families as soon as possible back across America. But our Dreamers are left with fear and uncertainty about returning to their families and about their future.”
“Let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, December 15, 2017
Under the new tax law, 10 million children of working families will qualify for a child tax credit of $75 or less.
“The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously”
Congressional Budget Office, November 2017
If the tax reform bill becomes law, insurance premiums will go up by about 10% and cause 4 million Americans to lose health insurance by 2019 and 13 million to lose insurance by 2027.
“And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.”