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What’s the difference between discrimination and discernment?

Sep 21, 2017, 3:49 PM | Updated: Sep 22, 2017, 9:52 am

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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 19, 2017, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

After President Donald Trump’s United Nations speech, pundits like Brian Williams on MSNBC asks a panel if they heard a racist dog whistle when Trump repeatedly said the word “sovereignty” at the U.N.

Really?

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It is not discrimination to be discerning. There are problems we need to deal with and immigration is a big one. Immigrants have contributed greatly to our country but we still need rules.

Rules, but not prejudices, equates to discernment.

We need to observe the results of ideas when they are implemented abroad. When people come to our country we need to ask whether they are coming to our country because of the way we think and act or whether they want to implement their own way of life.

But prejudice is not discernment either.

We need to discern what is right for us individually, for our family and for our nation.

As always, please listen to the full audio clip for complete context.

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What’s the difference between discrimination and discernment?