Truth to Power-Part II
Timothy Snyder, the Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University, in a recent article titled, The Logic of Destruction writes, “What is a country? The way its people govern themselves. America exists because its people elect those who make and execute laws. The assumption of a democracy is that individuals have dignity and rights that they realize and protect by acting together.”
Our elected officials in Congress are not governing. Instead, they are allowing President Trump and individuals like Elon Musk, Stephen Miller, and the writers of Project 2025, not elected by the people, to run our country through hundreds of Executive Orders. Executive Orders have always been used by our Presidents. But what are our elected officials doing to provide checks and balances to the Executive Branch in such a time as this? Our government is in chaos.
Janet and I will contact Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and House of Representatives member Ron Estes (4th District). We will share our concern that the Executive Branch appears to be dismantling Democracy by reshaping the Federal Government after the priorities of the oligarchy. Those priorities advocate discrimination against women and gender, racial and religious minorities, rejection of immigrants, the imposition of religious laws to restore a white Christian patriarchy, and purging the Palestinians from Gaza in order for the USA to occupy and make it, according to President Trump, the Riviera of the Middle East.
Jesus taught and lived in a way that dispensed dignity and hope. Jesus exemplified the truth in these statements in Matthew 5: “Blessed are the merciful” and “Blessed are the peacemakers,”
and these statements in Matthew 25: “All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left” and “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’”
On the journey of Christian discipleship and spiritual formation with you, I remain faithfully yours,
Steve
The Rev. Dr. Steven M. Marsh
Interim Pastor
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