OK, and One Good Thing

 OK--that was a heckofa negative post I made earlier.

A student reminded me this week of Philippians 4:8--"whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

Here's a commendable thing. This last week, amid the abominable rhetoric and actions of the government in targeting mostly law-abiding immigrants, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued a brief statement reaffirming some core principles. The gist:

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints obeys the law.
2. We follow Jesus Christ by loving our neighbors. The Savior taught that the meaning of “neighbor” includes all of God’s children.
3. We seek to provide basic food and clothing, as our capacity allows, to those in need, regardless of their immigration status. We are especially concerned about keeping families together

This. This is not bad. I hope other Christian bodies follow suit.