why are we having all these ppl from shithole countries

Yeah... Then there's this....Many of the mainline Protestant denominations follow what's called The Revised Common Lectionary. The Catholic church has one also with slightly different readings. It's a three-year cycle of daily readings -- one from the Old and one from the New testaments, and one from Psalms. The readings are chosen by season. The idea is to ensure that churches read through much of the bible and that preachers don't cherry-pick only the verses they want to preach on. Churches are not obligated to use the lectionary but most do. So the preacher won't know what will be happening in the world before they start preparing their sermon for Sunday.

This coming Sunday we have John 1:43-51 which includes this:

"Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Nazareth was looked on as a "shithole country" by many. Could anything good come from there?

Yeah, many preachers have had to revise their sermons yet again. I remember after the Charlottesville Nazi rally my pastor scrapped the entire Sunday service that he'd planned -- he stayed up half the night on Saturday rewriting prayers, choosing different music, and tossing the sermon out entirely.

So we are looking forward to his comments about the shit hole country of Nazareth.

A friend of mine says that the bible is trolling donald trump since this is not the first time this has happened, that the Sunday readings coincided with some stupidity of his.

As a fellow Green Card/Permanent Resident, I totally agree with everything you said. 

I would love to have dual citizenship (Canadian/American), but honestly, right now, I just can't bring myself to do it. 

Maybe once this shit show of an administration is over, I'll consider it. Until then, I just can't.

To me, one of the defining aspects of America is that we've historically welcomed and been made strong by those who are not the "best" by the standards of Trump, Hatch and Co. (i.e., not already wealthy and/or well-educated).  It sets us apart from most other countries.  The immigrant spirit of striving for a better life is the very basis of our national ethos.  Or it used to be.  Now "we" view those hardworking immigrants as a bunch of criminals and freeloaders, because they're poor and brown-skinned.

My great-great grandparents were "dirty" Irish Catholics.  While many individuals didn't want them here, our government wasn't actively turning them away.

I’m not so sure which is worse the trump circus or Pence & his religious beliefs interfering with laws

All over the world they are having trouble finding the right words to translate the offending word.


‘Countries that are dirty like toilets,’ and other ways Trump’s profanity was translated abroad

By Samantha Schmidt January 12 at 6:59 AM


Deciding what to do with the remarks — and whether to censor them in news reports — was tough enough for the press in the United States. It was, after all, a vulgar phrase not usually fit for a newspaper or television.
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The main daily newspapers in El Salvador, one of the countries maligned by the president, went with the translation “agujeros de mierda,” which essentially means “holes of s‑‑‑.”
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Alex Segura, Washington correspondent for EFE, tweeted about the debate with his editors over how to translate “the pearl of the day from Trump.” Other options they considered for the phrase? “S‑‑‑ty countries,” “unclean countries,” and “pigsties,” he said.*
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Most languages have some equivalent for the first part of the combination — or at least some profane variation of a word for excrement. “It’s a bodily function,” said House, who is a professor at the University of Hamburg.

Hole, by itself, is also easy enough.

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“s‑‑‑ty countries.”
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South Korean media are having to spell out "shithole" in English today
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And the lists goes on......

www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/12/countries-that-are-dirty-like-toilets-and-other-ways-trumps-profanity-was-translated-abroad/?utm_term=.07532aaf61f2&wpisrc=nl_az_most&wpmk=1

The German language newspaper that I read is using "Drecksloch-Länder" - which can be translated as 'sinkhole countries' or 'bastard countries' - depending if you go for a literal or colloquial translation. 

This actually frightens me and no one is thinking about what the effect of this will be. They are too busy worrying about what that con is saying next. The thought of a Pence presidency sometimes keeps me up at night.

Pence-y is awfully quiet about his buddy's 'shithole' remarks

www.politico.com/story/2018/01/12/pence-trump-shithole-silence-338496

"Pence’s office has ignored repeated requests for comment in the wake of President Donald Trump’s explosive comments on Thursday deriding Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries” and saying the United States should increase immigration to the U.S. from countries like Norway."

I wonder what 'Mother' thinks.

Mother does not like dt! Pence is not a good choice at all! All his baggage is not so good, but thinking he might not embarrass us/USA as much world wide. That's NOT saying much!

First, I want to say I voted for Clinton. I despise Trump and cannot believe he actually became president.

I was born and raised in the US. Trump has been an embarrassment to this country. I'd like to see him impeached. That said, I love this country and despite Trump being president, there is a lot of good here. There are wonderful, caring people. Lots of great opportunities. But to be honest, to read the posts by sassyangel and missfrenchjessica, it really bothers me. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and thoughts, I know. But there's something about non citizens being here in this country and reaping benefits ( I assume there is some benefit to them being here, or they wouldn't stay) all the while saying how they wouldn't seek citizenship right now. Sassy angel said it's her way of protesting. I say, if you want to protest, why would you stay?

I'd never say the US is the best country. We certainly have our flaws. But there is a lot of good in this country. Don't come here to reap the benefits. and then bad mouth it in the process.

I don't know how to post a pic from my phone, but there was something similar projected on the federal building in San Francisco.

I like hearing thought and opinions from people from other places for a gauge on how we are seen.

Brokaw suggests GOP senators who didn't hear Trump remarks should get hearing aids
BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 01/13/18 11:12 AM EST

Brokaw suggests GOP senators who didn't hear Trump remarks should get hearing aids

News anchor Tom Brokaw suggested on Saturday that Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) should get hearing aids after they said they did not recall President Trump referring to Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as "shithole countries" during a White House meeting.

sens cotton and perdue “can’t recall” potus using “s... hole” language.
fellow gop sen graham and others have sharper memories and better hearing.
sen cotton and perdue - costco hs a good deal on hearing aids.
just sayin....
— Tom Brokaw (@tombrokaw) January 13, 2018

thehill.com/homenews/media/368886-brokaw-suggests-gop-sens-should-get-hearing-aids-after-they-could-not-recall
Good one!!

What benefits are they reaping in your opinion? 

Surely, if they are working they are paying taxes and spending dollars? And if they are married, their spouse is paying taxes? In that case it's the U.S that is reaping the benefits of having able bodied citizens who are contributing to society. 

If I decided to come and work in your country, it wouldn't be to "reap the benefits".