There is no question we live in turbulent times. Turn on any news channel and all one sees is chaos and sometimes darkness upon the world. That is why what is going on in Menifee is so discouraging.
After Pastor Bill Freeman of the Menifee United Church announced plans to ask for the grand total of 2, yes 2 Syrian refugees to be settled there, the 2015 version of Know Nothing Party was outraged.
In the link you will hear the voice of a woman threaten to protest the church using a rather vulgar profanity. Not exactly a What Would Jesus Do Moment. One suspects too much scotch combined with too much Fox News was the reason for the outburst.
Members of ISIS are not looking to parade up the 15 to launch a pre-emptive strike on the Mission Inn in Riverside. Nor are they going down the mountain to attack the Miracle On El Paseo.
Reverend Freeman is fulfilling what he believes to be the teachings of Jesus and rendering aid. The others appear to be following the teachings of Chris Christie and Glenn Beck. I think we all guess that the former trumps the latter.
What also is interesting the silence of the Riverside County Supervisors in this matter. Menifee itself, is represented by Supervisor Marion Ashley. Ashley, who thought inviting former indicted Texas Governor Rick Perry out here to speak was a good idea, has been extremely quiet on the issue. Not a peep out of Marion who can be at times a human quote machine.
Much like last year when the Supervisors stood silent while buffoons protested against migrant children, it appears that the Gang of Five Supervisors is mute when it comes to overt forms of bigotry.
For all the swells and sophisticates who live here in our Valley, remember this nonsense is going on in the county you call home.
Steve Kelly can be reached at skelly@rrbroadcast.com. You can follow him on Twitter @kellynj
yes and then there is Troy New support of Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Cruz both sons of immigrants , and Cruz's father fought with Castro.
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