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...bill with no such guest-worker program and with provisions that would make it a federal crime to offer assistance to illegal immigrants. New York Senator Hillary Clinton, a possible 2008 contender on the other side of the aisle, slammed the bill, saying it "would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself." In rallies from Milwaukee, Wis., to Los Angeles, thousands of people marched last week to protest the proposed crackdown on illegal immigrants...
...shock heard around the world.Joey Cheek—Olympic medalist, Good Samaritan, and all-around good guy—how did he not get into Harvard?Cheek was heartbroken. Alumni were disappointed. And as the 2006 Winter Games in Turin came to a close with the speedskater bearing the United States flag, even NBC announcer Bob Costas tossed in his two cents, staring into the camera and calling for Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 to review Cheek’s application.Moreover, rumor has it that following his rejection, Cheek is now being courted...
...rain. King came smiling to the microphones about 9:30, just as the storms crested. He strung together several of his speech themes aimed toward the shared moment, beginning with a poetical tour of history. Then he meandered into another speech theme to recap the parable of the Good Samaritan. "If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers," he concluded, "what will happen to them? That's the question ... We have an opportunity to make America a better nation. And I want to thank God, once more, for allowing me to be here with...
FRANKLIN GRAHAM 1996 President of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Son of Billy Graham 2005 is the year of the Volunteer. In all my years of relief work I've never seen such a spirit of community. The number of people volunteering, the extent people gave of themselves and sacrificed to serve those in need, has been inspiring...
There is a simple principle here. The message of Jesus was always to ignore the stereotype, the label, the identity--in order to observe the soul beneath, how a person actually behaves. One of his most famous parables was that of the Good Samaritan, a man who belonged to a group despised by mainstream society. But it was the despised man who did good, while all the superficially respected people walked on by. Jesus consorted with all of society's undesirables--with tax collectors, collaborators with an occupying power, former prostitutes, lepers. His message was that God's grace knows...