Continued greatness

Dear Editor,

Letters to the editor in support of Donald Trump often refer to Christian morality, and call him the “chosen one,” but that is difficult for the rest of us to understand when the man has broken at least 8 of the 10 Commandments.

Perhaps being anti-abortion is their motivation, yet in the year following a six-week abortion ban in Texas, infant mortality rose 12.9 % over the previous year and infant death from fetal anomalies rose 23% compared to a decline of 3% in other states. Saving an embryo may feel right, but a day-old baby dying of malformations, or worse, being forced to live a life of suffering, has been one real world consequence. Look up the John Hopkins study.

Contrary to claims by Trump, most illegal immigrants are not criminals so much as desperate people seeking a better life-just like the ancestors of present day Americans were doing.

Many immigrants currently work at jobs like cleaning hotel rooms, roof construction and hard agricultural labor because natural born Americans do not want to do that important work. As for crime, the Texas Department of Public Safety reports that:

“From 2012 to 2018, U.S.-born citizens were arrested for violent crimes at a rate that was more than twice that of undocumented immigrants. For drug crimes, U.S.-born citizens were arrested at a rate that was more than 2.5 times that of undocumented immigrants.

For property crimes, U.S.-born citizens were arrested at a rate that was more than four times that of undocumented immigrants. ”

In 2024, nationwide, the violent crime rate remained 49% below the peak in 1993, so despite fear mongering, crime is not the problem political propaganda says it is. In addition, most mass killings are perpetrated by white people, at 54%, followed by blacks, 17% and Latinos, at 8%. Check the FBI statistics.

Despite Trump’s denigration of America, the United States has been rated third in “best overall country” by U.S. News and World Report, behind only Switzerland and Japan. Anyone here earning more than $50 a day is in the top 20% worldwide, so when I see “Make America Great” signs near houses where there are two cars in the driveway, a boat, an RV, a satellite dish and pizza box trash at the curb side, I conclude that Americans would do well to stop complaining and start appreciating what they have.

Under Trump, the S&P 500 rose 58.3% between January 2017 and January 2021, and in the last four years it has risen 51.1% with two months remaining in 2024. So both presidencies have offered substantial market gains for all those with 401ks or other assets in the stock market.

According to Investopedia, the national debt rose 33% under Trump and 17% under President Joe Biden as of 2023, but inflation has been a worldwide issue that has been the result of many factors- from supply chain shortages to consumer demand to profit taking to government spending. No president or country exists in isolation. The infrastructure being rebuilt under this administration and their support of cleaner energy sources are long overdue investments in the future. Those severe storms in Florida and North Carolina were predicted decades ago by scientists paying attention to reality.

Some perceive Trump as being “tough,” yet according to his nephew and other family members, he evaded the draft in 1969 by having podiatrist Dr. Larry Braunstein, who was a tenant in one of his fathers buildings, write a false medical report claiming that he had bone spurs on his feet. Those perks of privilege were common during the Vietnam era, but since then he has mocked members of the military and tried to halt the peaceful transition of power that many veterans have died defending.

His stated admiration of Vladimir Putin and Mr. Kim Jon Un-both oppressive, sociopathic dictators willing to murder their own citizens-makes the rest of us wonder how those behaviors coincide with the Christian morality people think he represents?

But I have no illusions about the sincerity of their convictions, and even close family members can disagree about politics and religion. Just remember that reality is nature’s way of cutting through human hubris, and sooner or later truth emerges.

Wes Jacobs,

Warren

Fundraiser success

Dear Editor,

Thank you to all who donated to our Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser for Melissa Flick on Oct. 13. It was a huge success.

God bless you all.

Deb Yucha,

Saron Lutheran Church

Nov. 5 nears

Dear Editor:

The present administration, of which Kamala Harris is a part, has allowed scores of terrorists into this country, and no one knows where they are located. It is certain the team of Harris-Tim Walz will continue transforming this nation into one of unlawful immigrants living on handouts, Medicare and Social Security funds, from the citizens that have earned them and rely on them. If there is a shortage or lack of funds, one only needs to look at what the Dems used to create that shortfall: illegals receiving what they don’t deserve.

The Dems constantly pull out the “border bill” that didn’t pass. For months they said the border was secure; they knew it wasn’t but lied once again. If they hadn’t opened the border in the first place, we wouldn’t need this conversation. Biden could have rescinded the executive action that started this debacle and closed the border himself. Of course, that wasn’t in the playbook. They never acknowledged the unsafe border until the forthcoming election, even though they created it purposely. The bill wasn’t worth passing; it did nothing to stop illegals, among other things just lowered the number that could still come illegally. They tout that ‘they tried’ to do something. Really? Their phoniness is in full view once again.

Does the average American want gender affirming operations on children who in some instances can barely read and write, and officials who don’t care if cities burn and have family members who love to smell the burning buildings? I don’t believe so.

We are losing our ideals when men can be ‘women’ at the drop of a hat and take sporting honors that deservedly belong to citizens born as women. Women can believe they are ‘men’ and need tampons in a boys’ restroom. Walz’s law in Minnesota provides feminine products in boys’ restrooms which is ludicrous and wasteful when only a handful of ‘males’ may need them. School nurses can provide necessities much cheaper and easier as needed. Sex changes for illegals at taxpayers’ expense — ridiculous. Just more tax dollars going astray.

It’s time that Donald Trump takes the reins and sets this country back on track. If there is a Harris administration, get ready for another four years of what we have just gone through, more steps closer to socialism, more inflation, and tougher times. This country has been “gaslighted” for years by the Dems; if they continue without finally being checked, the U.S. will no longer be a freely run constitutional republic.

One can only shudder at the mayhem Harris would instigate on the world stage; snubbing the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, shows her loyalties. The Bible reference of Genesis 12:3 should be a guide for those who believe in Israel’s rights. God’s words are, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse.” The truth of this election comes down to this: with a Harris-Walz administration we will continue to lose our democratic rights. Looking at the DOJ and the times it has adversely affected citizens of this country proves it. It’s not too late to take our country back from the radical left that is determined to undermine the values of God, family, and country in which we believe. Nov. 5 is where we count.

Norma Bankoske,

Warren