Comments on: Special interests a plus or minus? http://www.civilityblog.org/2007/06/06/special-interests-a-plus-or-minus/ facilitating dialogue... teaching respect... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Susan Raybuck http://www.civilityblog.org/2007/06/06/special-interests-a-plus-or-minus/#comment-7 Susan Raybuck Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:56:57 +0000 http://www.civilityblog.org/2007/06/06/special-interests-a-plus-or-minus/#comment-7 While it is admirable that Lou Dobbs is talking about the need for civility, I consider his unsubstantiated allegations that the only reason the Catholic bishop in L.A. supports immigrant rights including for undocumented workers is to fill his pews and his coffers to be far from civil. Sometimes it is easier to know what to do than to actually do it. Mr. Dobbs's lack of understanding that Christians are called to look after "the least of these" and to treat the alien living in our land as well as the person born here is surprising in one of his breadth of knowledge and experience. I've emailed Mr. Dobbs suggesting that he should meet with that bishop rather than criticize him from afar. While it is admirable that Lou Dobbs is talking about the need for civility, I consider his unsubstantiated allegations that the only reason the Catholic bishop in L.A. supports immigrant rights including for undocumented workers is to fill his pews and his coffers to be far from civil. Sometimes it is easier to know what to do than to actually do it.

Mr. Dobbs’s lack of understanding that Christians are called to look after “the least of these” and to treat the alien living in our land as well as the person born here is surprising in one of his breadth of knowledge and experience. I’ve emailed Mr. Dobbs suggesting that he should meet with that bishop rather than criticize him from afar.

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