South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, April 3, 2019
“I’m reluctant to comment on another person’s faith, but I would say it is hard to look at this president’s actions and believe that they’re the actions of somebody who believes in God.”
James 2:18
“Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.”
Pope Francis, February 18, 2016
“A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.”
“Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;”
Gov. John Kasich (R-OH), March 21, 2019, CNN
“It’s time to remember what our mothers and fathers taught us which is to be kind to somebody else and put ourselves in other’s shoes. That’s how we become a stronger country.”
“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
President Donald Trump, March 15, 2019
“People hate the word ‘invasion,’ but that’s what it is. It’s an invasion of drugs and criminals and people…in some cases, you have killers coming in.”
“ ‘You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.’ ”
Donald Trump, February 23, 2016
“Nobody reads the Bible more than me.”
“ ‘Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.’ ”
Joe Biden, March 12, 2019
“Mean pettiness has overtaken our politics…That’s not who we are.”
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves”
Quinnipiac University National Poll, March 5, 2019
“President Donald Trump committed crimes before he became president, American voters say 64 – 24 percent.”
Proverbs 10:9
“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.”
Anti-Defamation League, March 5, 2019
“White supremacist propaganda incidents jumped 182% in 2018”
“ ‘You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.’ ”
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), March 6, 2019, CNN
“The issue of separation of families at the border, of young kids being taken from their parents, it’s just a moral issue that we as Americans don’t want representing us. No matter what the policy was, what the law was, we don’t put kids in cages, and as a country, we can’t accept that.”
Mark 9:37
“ ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me’ ”
President Donald Trump, Conservative Political Action Conference, March 2, 2019
“We kicked their a__.”
“But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”
Pew Research Center Survey, January 30, 2019
“91% of Americans said it is essential for someone in high political office to be honest and ethical.”
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.”
Michael Gerson, February 28, 2019
“The United States has a president who respects no rule of morality, tradition or law that conflicts with his own immediate self-expression or gratification.”
“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”
U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), February 26, 2019
“Deliberate separation of families is immoral and is not justified and cannot be justified by good or bad policies, good or bad intentions.”
“From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.”
Southern Poverty Law Center, February 20, 2019
“The number of hate groups active in the USA rose to its highest level in two decades last year.”
1 John 3:15
“Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.”
Donald Trump, Twitter, January 11, 2017
“I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA –
NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!”
“A fortune made by a lying tongue is a
fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.”
U.S. Health and Human Services Department,
January 17, 2019“Department inspectors believe the number of
separated [migrant] children may be ‘thousands’ more
than the 2,737 reported to the court.”
“Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.”
U.S. Representative Steve King (R-IA),
January 10, 2019“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization —
how did that language become offensive?”
“I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out
for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way
that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.”
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), January 2, 2019
“Political parties [should promote] policies
that strengthen us rather than promote tribalism
by exploiting fear and resentment.”
“So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Sister Norma Pimentel, Catholic Charities
for the Rio Grande Valley, January 9, 2019“Regardless of who we are and where we came from,
we remain part of the human family and
are called to live in solidarity with one another.”
“Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you”
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), January 2, 2019
“A president should demonstrate the essential qualities
of honesty and integrity, and elevate the national discourse
with comity and mutual respect.”
“In everything set them an example by doing what is good.
In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and
soundness of speech that cannot be condemned”
