There was an Incident in my town yesterday. I wasn’t there but a friend of mine was. It was a peaceful rally until the Trump Caravan arrived shouting obscenities and racial slurs at my friend.
Let’s not be fools. This election is not about taxes or the right to life, masks or social distancing. This is about a criminal, racist President stoking hate and division in our country. I beg anyone who has not yet voted to vote blue. Let’s get someone in the White House who respects the rule of law, who will listen to disagreements on policy and find ways to heal our divisions. Trump’s America is not the country I have pledged allegiance to since childhood. For the sake of all of us who believe in humanity, honesty and compassion, please vote blue. I am broken hearted for my friend, my town and my country.
Some Christians feel compelled to vote for Trump because of his articulated stand on abortion. Some Catholics dangle rosaries and claim that Mary and a number of saints have blessed Trump’s quest for another term. Some Catholic priests have publicly endorsed Trump, even going so far as to declare that catholics who vote for Biden are endangering their souls.
I have gone through 12 years of Catholic school and continue to practice my faith. One of the first lessons I learned was that we should never judge lest we be judged. I learned about faith, hope and charity. And the greatest of these is love.
The saintly figures I’ve studied would not be blessing caravans of Trump supporters racing through our streets, blocking traffic, shouting obscenities and racial slurs. The holy people who have come before us were humble servants fostering peace and love.
Along with covid, a season of madness has descended on our country and is blossoming in our church. Time to step back and recognize that we are, each of us, more alike than different. Whatever our faith, ethnicity, or sexual orientation we are called to love our neighbor and live in peace.
This election cycle that means voting blue.
