Posted on 06/28/2018 10:07:09 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Christ came to me emblazoned on the upper arm of my beloved cousin Marc. The blue-black ink danced between the bullet scars and stretch marks that graced my cousin’s upper body. Atop this crown-of-thorns depiction was a tattooed banner with the phrase “Only God Can Judge Me.”
Marc—like several men in my family—had been caught in the webbed threads of poverty, geography and lack of opportunity during the fever pitch of 1990s mass incarceration. Baggy-pant boys like him fit the descriptions of “super-predators” and “thugs” that dominated our national discourse at the time. Marc served his time, and has been out of the system ever since—a miraculous feat, given that over 75 percent of released state prisoners in the United States are rearrested within five years. Today he is a union worker and a happily married father of three successful children.
The still imprisoned are not so lucky. By virtually every measure, the United States incarcerates more of its people than any other nation in the world. When we look at the fuller picture of who we imprison, for how long and why, it may not be a stretch to conclude that our criminal justice system could very well benefit from a rite of penance of its own.
Discussions of reforming our criminal justice system demand us to ask philosophical and moral questions. What should be the ultimate goal of sentencing and incarceration? Is it punishment? Rehabilitation? Forgiveness? For Catholics, these questions tie directly to the heart of our faith.
You have heard it said: Visit the imprisoned. But what about their guards?
Solutions are already beginning to take shape, which include unraveling the War on Drugs, reconsidering mandatory minimum sentencing...
(Excerpt) Read more at americamagazine.org ...
Why is the news so focused on this irrelevant soon to be kid freshman congresswoman with absolutely no influence, power or brains? So she upset another irrelevant congressman. It is not the first or last time it will happen. After her 15 minutes in a few days she will be forgotten and CNN will be back to trashing Trump and reporting on missing Malaysian airliners. If they can’t find one missing, they will make it up anyway that one is missing and that Trump is to blame.
One month ago, I had never heard of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
She wins one flippin primary --- a primary mind you ---- in one flippin Congressional District, and now it's every day, several times a day:
It's JUST like the run-up to Obama. Remember sometime in 2004 he won the Illinois U.S. Senate Democratic primary--- a flippin primary --- and all of a sudden you're hearing all the time about the "brilliant," "gifted," "young," "political genius" Broko Bomba? WHO???
She is absolutely being set up.
By people who think we have the attention-span of gnats.
America Magazine? Just more knavish Jesuitry.
Perzackly.
To be young, gifted, and black.
Amen brother!
I think there is a Jesuit in her woodshed.
She must really love Pope Che.
Ocasio-Cortez wants to be President, Mom Says (FR Link)
Was that predictable, or what??
So he’s a reformed thug?
Does she believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God who died for our sins and is resurrected? Does she believe we are redeemed by His sacrifice?
Indeed. For now I liken her to a Sarah Palin without the PR baggage and soon to hold a Congressional title. She is the face of the Left’s version of the “Tea Party” movement and will endorse little known candidates, etc...
Her Catholic faith? So she’s pro-life?
Synchronicity!
He had bullet scars, how long before she denounces gun violence or police shootings?
Why, because it’s all about turnout in November and this will excite the base.
Indeed it's vital that conservatives don't get bickery, lazy, and complacent on our end.
Rule #1: Don't mix religion with politics.
Got it?
“bullet scars...that graced my cousin’s upper body”
Note the plural, tambien.
The democrat socialist media’s latest love child.
Unreal. They’re now building this commie bitch as the second coming of obama..
“Only God Can Judge Me”
Her cousin is on the arrogant side, tambien.
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