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What would Jesus do?

A set of crosses are displayed for sale at La Guadalupana in Florence, Ky., on April 27, 2018. Many people who had a relative arrested in the raid or left in fear that might be next have turned to their faith.
A set of crosses are displayed for sale at La Guadalupana in Florence, Ky., on April 27, 2018. Many people who had a relative arrested in the raid or left in fear that might be next have turned to their faith. Gregory Bull AP

I am ashamed of my country and our apparent lack of empathy.

No matter your politics, if you are a parent you should be outraged at separating thousands of children from their parents, with no clue how to even reunite them.

If you are a person of faith, and allow Jeff Sessions to rationalize this with a Bible verse, I have a simple question: Is this what Jesus would do?

Mike Stiles, Los Osos

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