Thank you. Because too many families have gone through the grief and pain that john and stephanie have gone through. I look forward to working with attorney generalelect maura healy, boston mayor marty walsh and many others on this issue. Because without strong action, many more individuals and families like the greens will have that same terrible experience. Now, when Lieutenant Governor polito and i complained last year we said we were chasing 100 of the vote. Based on the results this morning, we clearly didnt get it. But we campaigned hard in many communities of color, and we did so because we believe these neighborhoods have not benefited from the economic success that has become more commonplace in other parts of the commonwealth. But there are inspiring points of light in these communities because individual economic development, education, Community Development and social service entrepreneurs are turning socalled lost causes into definite winners. My friend in the commonwealth
And ive heard confessions and i know people struggling with these issues and i always have that in front of my mind when im speaking about it. And i think what we need to do is exactly what jesus did when he and now im speaking from a theological point of view and ill let you political thinks put it into your own belly lick. But jesus when he engages the woman who objectively has committed adultery and under the mosaic law, the penalty was stoning, doesnt say dont stone her. First he engages the woman. Not directly at first. But she has this sense that he loves her and he deals with her accusers and establishes himself on her side and then he finally says to her in the end, go and sib sin no more, which makes the whole story. That is the hard thing. It is to hold up justice and still permeate it with love. Because Justice Without love becomes cruelty. And i think that is what we need to do. Now how would you translate that into political wonkery, that is your job to do that. I dont thi
Texas Republicans seem to be pushing more for Christianity in public schools as a new, proposed elementary school curriculum would include lessons with teachings on the Bible.