As a footnote to the OP, it is now reported the Jennifer Lawrence has called Hurricane Irma a punishment on the people of the USA for electing Donald Trump. Leaving aside the fact that the hurricane has struck more countries than just the USA, her views cannot be supported by reference to The Bible.
One of the many advantages of being a Christian is that I don't have to believe tosh about God punishing us. We no longer live in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Absolutely not. While I respect Hillary Clinton's career and as a person, and that former President Obama and his wife Michelle, represented the United States with dignity, even if I may have not agreed with everything in his term of office.
I believe that his dramatic, and courageous actions to lessen the sentences in America of "cruel and unusual punishment," that was causing the deaths of people, especially young people like Kalief Browders, the teenager who was driven insane through being tortured in solitary confinement. President Obama said that this kind of punishment was beneath the dignity of humanity. (sorry I don't have the quote in front of me, but will find it)
This is especially true of the New Millenium and of the younger Millenial kids, who are mostly, may not be hardened criminals, yet they are put in situations designed for hardened criminals, and many of them do not survive. The lawsuits are beginning regarding this shift in reform that has become a bi-partisan effort.
Don't consider that I'm not tough on crime. While I don't generally support the death penalty, I tend to agree with President Trump that if someone knowingly and willingly shoots at a law enforcement officer, especially if it is premeditated, they could face the death penalty. The possibility of error remains an issue.
I just don't agree with throwing minorities, vulnerable women, teenagers, graduate students, or Whitney Houston, and throwing away the key for people like the individual in a foreign country who tried to bribe a politician, and was subject to imprisonment, even though they had contributed to 80 percent of the GDP of that country.
No one is above the Law, but, justice reform is about balancing the issues to produce a workable solution that solves the problem and does not punish citizens, unduly, or permanently, arbitrarily, for offenses that sometimes evolve, like Marijuana laws.
But, I believe Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were the ones that were leading us down the path of Sodom and Gommorah-
Not Donald Trump-
I believe President Trump is actively addressing all issues that are presented before him in his office.
And his presidency reflects a needed shift to the Right.
We just had a discussion in the chat room about no one knows the path the hurricane will take, but someone quoted the song, "Turn, Turn, Turn," which reminded me of "Turnagain Pass" here in Alaska, and I felt it was a sign from God that the hurricane will turn in reference to Psalm 80 where it says three times to "turn again from our sins". But, it's not my position to predict where, unless it is revealed.
I'm just believing that it will turn;
My hope and prayer is that it will turn out to sea...
--Herald
and Harvey hit the west, while Irma is hitting the east?
