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Elections and Immigration
Elections and ImmigrationElection Day has come and gone and most of us are asking ourselves what’s next? With the shift in power in Washington that we have seen, what can we expect regarding Immigration Reform? It seems like Comprehensive Immigration Reform is a long shot at this point. We should, without a doubt, continue our fight for justice and fairness, and hope for a change in the near future.But while Comprehensive Immigration Reform may not be possible right now, there is another very real possibility through the DREAM Act.As you know, the DREAM Act would provide a path for...
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Pleasing God only sounds difficult
Pleasing God: it only sounds difficultPleasing God. It sounds good but difficult. I imagine that pleasing God could be a heavy duty task. And yet let us remember when we started to dance. It might have been to impress a girl we liked. Why did we start smoking? Perhaps to please a group of friends…Speaking frankly, many people get into difficult environments or situations simply to please a group of friends, even if those actions bring about bad consequences.Pleasing God is not as difficult as it seems. It is really as simple as taking a soda, or combing your hair in the morning.How is that?...
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Don't confuse freedom with lawlessness
Don't confuse freedom with lawlessnessFortunately, we live in a free country. If we are free, we can work at whatever we like, dress whichever way we like, buy whatever we want, eat what we like, and enjoy everything that freedom affords us.But we often mistake lawlessness with freedom. We are free, for instance, to have a girlfriend or boyfriend, but sometimes we have several at once…We are free to drive, but sometimes we don’t respect bike riders or pedestrians.We live in a free society but just like any other society in the world, this one is ruled by written norms and uses and customs. So...
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After the Elections – What’s next?
 After the Elections – What’s next?Elections are over, now what? After all the hype and buzz about elections, now we get to wait, but wait actively and ready to hold those we voted for accountable. In our next blog, we will be talking about the numbers and how we did as a community and what those numbers mean for our future. Stay tuned for that in the next few days.In the meantime, here are some of the things that we can expect to happen next. To start, there has been a power shift in Washington, giving the Republicans the power in the House of Representatives that was held by the...
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Like the saints
Like the saintsWe come from a very religious culture where, since birth, our religious customs and traditions are instilled in us. Many times, our culture shows a punishing and cruel God: “If you misbehave, God will punish you…” “If you do such and such, you will go to hell…” And so we grow up.We are fully aware that every action brings a reaction, and when we start thinking that we should go to church, pray, go to Bible school, etc, we might think that if we don’t, God will punish us. The truth is God is not a punishing God. We need to get rid of these erroneous perceptions.We don't go to...
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What are allergies?
What are allergies? Is it true that they are psychological reactions?Allergies are sicknesses and a psychological reaction is the response in the face of sickness. One could say that the psychology could make people more prone to sickness, but it is not a direct cause.Allergies are caused by an allergen, which is a substance that, entering into the organism, makes is sensitive to the emergence of an allergic reaction. Common allergens could be environmental agents that come in contact with the skin, the respiratory system or the eyes (such as pollen, mildew, dandruff of animals and dust)....
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