Immigration, politics, the Constitution, and two parties

back to politics and immigration:

"Illegal Immigration and the Rule of Law" - a fascinating article with some balancing thoughts on the aspects of the debate that get conveniently ignored by both sides

"Why I'm Leaving the GOP" - an article by a fiscal, constitutional conservative who happens to be Muslim and Coloradan, and also happens to be going to the Democratic party because of his basic conservativeness... fascinating as well.

  I didn't agree with portions of both of these articles obviously, but always good to really listen to what's being said.

Sin

A statement on the devastating consequences of sin by one who gives sin its due weight:

"Everyone is a god to themself.
"Thus no-one chooses in the abstract to go to hell, or even to be the kind of person who belongs there.  But their orientation toward self leads them to become the kind of person for whom away-from-God is the only place for which they are suited.  It is a place which they would, in the end, choose for themselves, rather than humble themselves before God and accept who he is."
- Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart