NPR, Twitter, November 4, 2019
“The U.S. is now the only country to pull out
of the Paris climate agreement.”
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;”
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Biblical Reflections for U.S. Leaders
"As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless." Psalm 18:30
Trump Administration, October 24, 2019
“It was revealed that an additional 1,556 children have been separated from their parents than previously reported, bringing the total number of family separations since July 2017 up to nearly 5,500.”
God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
President Donald Trump, Twitter, October 23, 2019
“The Never Trumper Republicans …
Watch out for them, they are human scum!”
‘But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.’
The Associated Press, October 21, 2019
“Save The Children says about 70,000 children have been displaced since the start of the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria.”
“ ‘See that you do not despise one of these little ones.
For I tell you that in heaven their angels
always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.’ ”
Washington Post-Schar School Poll, October 8, 2019
“60% of Americans say President Trump does not uphold
adequate standards for ethics in government, while 35% say he does.”
“The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.”
President Donald Trump, January 20, 2017
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute
the office of President of the United States,
and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States.”
“If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to
all that proceeds out of his mouth.”
Fox News Poll, October 9, 2019
51% of poll respondents (registered voters) think the Trump administration is more corrupt than previous administrations.
“By justice a king gives a country stability,
but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.”
Pat Robertson, 700 Club, October 7, 2019
“The president…is now allowing the Christians and the Kurds to be massacred by the Turks. And I believe — and I want to say this with great solemnity — the President of the United States is in danger of losing the mandate of heaven if he permits this to happen.”
“Do not kill the innocent and righteous,
for I will not acquit the wicked.”
President Donald Trump, Twitter, October 2, 2019
“The Do Nothing Democrats should be focused on building up our Country, not wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT”
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only
such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion,
that it may give grace to those who hear.”
President Donald Trump, Twitter, October 1, 2019
“The congratulatory phone call with the Ukrainian President
was PERFECT”
“A dishonest man spreads strife”
Chicago Council on Global Affairs, September 6, 2019
“Only 23 percent of Americans want to separate
immigrant children from parents.”
“Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.”
Health & Human Services Inspector General Report, September 3, 2019
“According to program directors and mental health clinicians, separated [immigrant] children exhibited more fear, feelings of abandonment, and post-traumatic stress than did children who were not separated.”
“So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it,
for him it is sin.”
World Relief CEO Tim Breene, August 21, 2019
“This is a crucial moment for Christians to stand up for the vulnerable. World Relief upholds a biblical view that preserving the family unit is paramount and people of all ages should be treated with dignity and respect. Children belong with their parents and not in jail-like detention facilities.”
“But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?”
President Donald Trump, August 21, 2019
“I am the Chosen One.”
“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.”
Jorge Ramos, Univision, August 10, 2019
“When the most powerful man in the world uses such toxic rhetoric, we should not be surprised when others mimic him.”
“Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.’ ”
Leith Anderson, President, National Association of Evangelicals,
July 23, 2019“The Bible is a book with many refugee stories from Genesis to Jesus. Just as the Bible includes refugees, we want America to include refugees.
It’s the Christian thing to do.”
“When a foreigner resides with you in your land,
you must not oppress him.”
Clergy of Washington National Cathedral, July 30, 2019
“When does silence become complicity? What will it take for us all to say, with one voice, that we have had enough? The question is less about the president’s sense of decency, but of ours.”
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.”
President Donald Trump, August 5, 2019
“In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America. Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul.”
“God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”
US Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX), August 4, 2019
“We have not just a gun epidemic in this country,
we have a hate epidemic.”
“Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and
you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.”
Evangelical Immigration Table, July 17, 2019
“More than 1,350 evangelical pastors and leaders have signed a letter to the president, vice president and members of Congress, urging them to respect U.S. laws that protect children and families seeking asylum.”
God “enacts justice for orphans and widows, and he loves immigrants, giving them food and clothing.”