Charles Schulz, creator of Charlie Brown and the long-running Peanuts cartoons, said, “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people…religion, politics, and The Great Pumpkin.” Indeed, religion and politics seem to make the wheels of the news cycle go round and often are what drive people crazy about social media.

It is impossible to be a Reformed Presbyterian and avoid religion and politics. Jesus Christ is King. Enough said.

It is also impossible to talk about the legal and illegal immigrant near you without involving religion and politics, even if you’re trying to avoid those topics. Religions are a cause in the movements of peoples and affect how people view the immigrant. The government justifiably has a hand in immigration, yet the government has difficulty handling things apart from a one-size-fits-all approach; therefore complex answers to complex problems are elusive.

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