The latest post from former Kansas City Star newsman Bill Tammeus takes aim at alleged xenophobia from a faith-based perspective.
His post offers further reading and praises religious leaders for their opposition against hate.
Here are a few short sentences we've quoted in one passage that might help readers understand his perspective . . .
"The problem is that once you begin to see certain people as undesirable, that attitude can quickly escalate to raw racism, to hatred of "those people," to the kind of bizarre language of bitterness . . . So today we again find anti-immigrant rhetoric spewed about by some people seeking political office, including former President Donald Trump. I'm not going to repeat his pet-eating lies and other hateful nonsense here . . . Our elected officials for years and years have failed to create fair and equitable immigration policies, and if there is no major reshuffling of power in Washington in the next election, that is likely to continue."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
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