Monday, March 30, 2009
Shame
Psalm 4:2-How long,O you sons of men,Will you turn my glory to shame?How long will you love worthlessness,And seek falsehood?
nations
Psalm 2:1-4-Why do the nations rage,And the people plot a vain thing?The kings of the earth set themselves,And the rulers take counsel together,Saying,"Let us cast away their cords from us."
chains
Psalm 149:7-8-To execute vengeance on the nations,And punishments on the peoples;To bind their kings with chains,And their nobles with fetters of iron.
battle
Psalm 140:2-Who plan evil things in their hearts.Psalm 140:7-9-You have covered my head in the day of battle.Do not further his wicked scheme,Lest they be exalted.Se-lah.As for the head of those who surround me,Let the evil of their lips cover them.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Crown
Psalm 118:6-The Lord is on my side.Psalm 119:89-Forever,O Lord,Your word is settled in heaven.Psalm 126:1-We were like them that dream.Psalm 132:14-Here I will dwell.Psalm 132:18-Upon himself His crown shall flourish.
disgrace
Psalm 107:12-They fell down,and there was none to help.Psalm 107:27-They stagger like a drunken man.Psalm 109:12-Let there be none to extend mercy to him.Psalm 109:17-As he loved cursing,so let it come to him.Psalm 109:18-20-As he clothed himself with cursing,as with his garment,So let it enter his body like water,And like oil into his bones.Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.Let this be the Lord's reward to my accusers,And to those who speak evil against my person.Psalm 109:29-And let the cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
रस एंड immigration
What are the first steps toward a just immigration policy?
Next Tuesday, March 17th join Rinku Sen and an insightful panel of speakers to find out. RSVP today!
The president and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and the publisher of ColorLines magazine, Rinku Sen argues that when it comes to crafting immigration policy the United States has a clear choice to make.
Rinku Sen
"Will we decide to legitimate and legislate a climate of institutionalized racism by adopting more hostile policies and practices such as racial profiling, discrimination, exclusion and English-only that will further demonize, degrade and polarize people? Or can we create the political will to embrace a path of social inclusion and racial equity by advancing policies based on the principles of dignity, respect, equal opportunity, fair treatment and human rights so that we uplift and unite people?"
Joining Rinku Sen in the discussion about Race and Immigration are panelists Eric Ward, the National Field Director of Center for New Community and Marissa Graciosa, the Campaign Coordinator of Fair Immigration Reform Movement.
March 17th, Race and Immigration call
Next Tuesday, March 17th join Rinku Sen and an insightful panel of speakers to find out. RSVP today!
The president and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and the publisher of ColorLines magazine, Rinku Sen argues that when it comes to crafting immigration policy the United States has a clear choice to make.
Rinku Sen
"Will we decide to legitimate and legislate a climate of institutionalized racism by adopting more hostile policies and practices such as racial profiling, discrimination, exclusion and English-only that will further demonize, degrade and polarize people? Or can we create the political will to embrace a path of social inclusion and racial equity by advancing policies based on the principles of dignity, respect, equal opportunity, fair treatment and human rights so that we uplift and unite people?"
Joining Rinku Sen in the discussion about Race and Immigration are panelists Eric Ward, the National Field Director of Center for New Community and Marissa Graciosa, the Campaign Coordinator of Fair Immigration Reform Movement.
March 17th, Race and Immigration call
Saturday, March 7, 2009
hate crimes
Hate Groups' Rise Fueled by Nativism
by Dave Bennion
Published March 05, 2009 @ 04:53AM PST
Dee at Immigration Talk with a Mexican American has been blogging on the murder last week of two young Chileans studying in the U.S. The killings were apparently motivated by nativism and carried out by an unbalanced man whose neighbor said he had asked her if she was "ready for the revolution to begin and if [she] had any immigrants in [her] house to get them out." Dee's latest update takes a look at how Dannie Baker's hatred of foreigners filled an otherwise empty life, and how he may have believed the murders were his way of contributing to society by ridding it of foreign influence.
As regular readers of this blog will know, hate crimes against Latin@s have become a regular feature of life in the U.S., as people like Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, and Tom Tancredo build their careers on inspiring fear of immigrants.
Dee points us to a recent Southern Poverty Law Center report on the continued rise of hate groups in the U.S. fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment, the election of Barack Obama, and the faltering economy. The number of hate groups in the U.S. has grown by 54 percent since 2000. The SPLC press release notes that the "rise in hate groups has coincided with a 40 percent growth in hate crimes against Latinos between 2003 and 2007, according to FBI statistics." Most such crimes against undocumented immigrants surely go unreported since, in many jurisdictions, a call to the police may as well be a call to ICE.
I expect our nativist regulars will complain about the medical costs of treating the wounded students and the costs to the taxpayer of the police action to arrest the killer. Sam Huntington would have chalked this massacre up to inevitable cultural conflict between the U.S. and countries to the south, and propose to seal the border to avoid further killings. Huntington and his online acolytes represent the views of a minority of voters, but they've had an oversized impact on immigration policy for the last 20 years. The result is sadly predictable, as the families of the slain students have come to know.
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by Dave Bennion
Published March 05, 2009 @ 04:53AM PST
Dee at Immigration Talk with a Mexican American has been blogging on the murder last week of two young Chileans studying in the U.S. The killings were apparently motivated by nativism and carried out by an unbalanced man whose neighbor said he had asked her if she was "ready for the revolution to begin and if [she] had any immigrants in [her] house to get them out." Dee's latest update takes a look at how Dannie Baker's hatred of foreigners filled an otherwise empty life, and how he may have believed the murders were his way of contributing to society by ridding it of foreign influence.
As regular readers of this blog will know, hate crimes against Latin@s have become a regular feature of life in the U.S., as people like Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, and Tom Tancredo build their careers on inspiring fear of immigrants.
Dee points us to a recent Southern Poverty Law Center report on the continued rise of hate groups in the U.S. fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment, the election of Barack Obama, and the faltering economy. The number of hate groups in the U.S. has grown by 54 percent since 2000. The SPLC press release notes that the "rise in hate groups has coincided with a 40 percent growth in hate crimes against Latinos between 2003 and 2007, according to FBI statistics." Most such crimes against undocumented immigrants surely go unreported since, in many jurisdictions, a call to the police may as well be a call to ICE.
I expect our nativist regulars will complain about the medical costs of treating the wounded students and the costs to the taxpayer of the police action to arrest the killer. Sam Huntington would have chalked this massacre up to inevitable cultural conflict between the U.S. and countries to the south, and propose to seal the border to avoid further killings. Huntington and his online acolytes represent the views of a minority of voters, but they've had an oversized impact on immigration policy for the last 20 years. The result is sadly predictable, as the families of the slain students have come to know.
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
offering
Psalm 88:2-Let my prayer come before You.Psalm 91:14-He hath set his love upon me.Psalm 96:8-Bring an offering,and come into his courts.
mob
Psalm 84:6-O Lord God of hosts,hear my prayer.Give ear,O God of Jacob.Psalm 86:8-Give ear,O Lord,to my prayer;And attend to the voice of my supplications.Psalm 86:7-You will answer me.Psalm 86:14-A mob of violent men have sought my life.
nation
Psalm 78:2-I will utter dark sayings of old.Psalm 80:6-Our enemies laugh among themselves.Psalm 83:4-They have said,"Come,and let us cut them off from being a nation."
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