“America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”

“America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”  Alexis de Tocqueville

This quote from a baffled French man who was touring America during the early days of our history trying to understand what made us 'tick' is a quote being said often by Glenn Beck in recent weeks and months. Love Glenn or hate him he deserves credit for saying what he means and meaning what he says.

Since the recent crisis at our southern border began Glenn has come under fire by many in the conservative camp for wanting to show compassion to the children that are being 'held' in what can only be described as deplorable conditions for many. Many are saying he has abandoned his conservative base and is feeding the problem because he is taking humanitarian aid to the children.

While I vehemently oppose our border being breached and parents sending their children to this country via human smugglers and cartels I cannot in good conscience say I oppose what Glenn is doing. These kids (most of them) did not decide to come on their own, they were sent here by their parents or possibly by their/our government. The little ones, some mere toddlers, do not deserve to be treated as enemies while here in this country, they need to be shown love and respect as we prepare to  send them back, which I believe is what Glenn is doing.

America is a nation of laws but we are also the most benevolent nation on the planet and to treat victims of a crime like criminals is just wrong. I am not saying that all who are coming into the country are innocent in fact I believe there are many coming who are criminals and they should be treated as such.

 Everyone of the people coming through the southern border are doing so illegally and are therefore criminals but not all have broken the law willfully and should not be treated as though they did. As a matter of fact we/I have been lobbying for the freedom of a US Marine who crossed a border through no fault of his own and is being treated as a criminal in a foreign country. The conditions are not exactly the same but the principle is in that it was not his intent to break a law but he finds himself at the mercy of the nation he is in through no fault of his own.

 The position many of these kids are in has got to be frightening to them and many of them have been horribly abused in transit here and they deserve American compassion while here. If we do not treat them with the dignity every innocent human deserves while  we prepare to send them home we will be adding to the traumatization of children who will go home with a hatred for this nation that may well come back to bite us some day. Something we don't need right now is more people in the world having a reason to hate America.

The issue is complicated and we all have opinions about what must or should be done. One thing we must not allow to happen is letting this issue be another point of division among us. Glenn believes what he is doing is what God would have him do and for that I applaud him. I have not heard from God clearly what I am supposed to do but I know one thing for certain, He has not and does not want me feeding the division Progressives are hoping will end America. God has not told me what He is telling Glenn to do and I do not presume to know His will for him or for anyone reading this.

We  must all seek God's intervention in this issue and we need to understand that we are being used as pawns by Progressives who want to further divide us. If we cease to be good to these kids and to each other we will cease to be great, we are better than those who have created this mess and we must not let them direct our steps. We must come to the place that we can agree to disagree and still love each other as Americans.

 If you believe Glenn Beck is wrong in his efforts to help the kids while they are here then don't support his efforts to help them. If you do think he is right then by all means help him fulfill his call from God to be benevolent to the kids. But whatever you do don't condemn what you do not understand.....