Yemen

                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              

The continuing war in Yemen (mostly, but not entirely, between the Saudi-backed president-in-exile and Houthi rebels linked to al-Qaida) has resulted in "...a humanitarian crisis with an estimated 18 million of the country's 27 million people in need of some sort of assistance. The country faces chronic water shortages, and people in the worst affected areas can spend hours a day waiting in line for water. The economy, the health care system, the education system have all broken down."  --  http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/03/03/518146483/u-s-ramps-up-its-fight-against-al-qaida-in-yemen

The U.N. recently named Yemen the world's worst humanitarian disaster: which is saying a lot, from what we all know is happening to the people of Syria and South Sudan.

The U.S. has responded to Yemen's crisis with increased bombing. 

Donald Trump also met with a Saudi prince this week to announce he will resume weapons-shipments to Saudi Arabia.  The Obama administration had suspended shipments, concerned at increased Yemeni civilian casualties from Saudis' use of American technology.

                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              

Congressman Hypocrisy

                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              

Roger Marshall is the U.S. Representative for Kansas' "Big First" District: basically, the 3/4 of the state west of Topeka.  Last year he upset the incumbent Tea Party Congressman in that district, who was a hard-core obstructionist in Congress, hated even by his party's leadership. Marshall is a doctor: and recently proclaimed he is against any healthcare bill:

 

“Just like Jesus said, ‘The poor will always be with us.' There is a group of people that just don’t want health care and aren’t going to take care of themselves.”
 

Here's Jesus' sentence that Marshall partially quoted: 

"For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me."  (Mark 14:7, my emphasis)

 Here's what Jesus was quoting:

"There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land."  (Deut. 15:11)

Even for the political faction that deceives voters (and possibly itself) with its claims to be "Christian," Representative Roger Marshall stands out for blatant hypocrisy.