An historical
event transpired this month in American politics that went largely unnoticed.
For the first time in my lifetime, a Republican referenced scripture in support
of his political agenda and he wasn’t compared to the mullahs of Iran. The Republican
was Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and he was speaking of course about
“immigration reform”—his words, not mine. I kept waiting for him to be accused
of wanting to replace civil law with the Bible and yet it never came.
“Now, we have an
obligation to be responsible to our country and not do anything that hurts
America but also our faith calls us to compassion,” said Rubio. “If you took
compassion or the principle of compassion out of the Bible, it would be in
tatters because it’s all over the place.” The unwritten
rule of American politics is that liberals may speak in Biblical terms but
conservatives have to keep it secular. Pat Robertson is a menace, an advocate
of creeping—and sometimes galloping—theocracy, while Jim Wallis is a respected
clergyman with a passion for justice. The Catholic Church is free to advocate
for more spending on social services but should keep its nose out of the
abortion debate….To Read More…..
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