Etcetera #10: Hurricanes, DREAMers, And The End Of The World

One thing's for sure: there has been no shortage of topics in the past several weeks. In this episode, we address several that have dominated the headlines:

• President Trump's rescinding of President Obama's executive order concerning DACA. What is DACA? Why did President Obama implement it? Why did President Trump do away with it while simultaneously asking Congress to re-implement it?
• The recent hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Hundreds of headlines demanded that we make a connection between global warming and the hurricanes, but is that connection warranted? Is correlation really causation? 
• Parts of the Christian community have been in the news for a) making some bold claims about the hurricanes being a judgment from God, and b) predicting that September 23 would be the end of the world.  If you are reading this, you know 9/23 passed without incident. As for the hurricanes, are Christians doing justice to the Bible when they claim God is speaking to us rather sharply through the weather?

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RECOMMENDED LINKS

"The Facts About DACA And DREAMers"
"US immigration: DACA and Dreamers explained"
"Republicans introduce conservative DACA fix that offers path to citizenship"
"Omens, Disasters, Prophecy And American Pride"
"Harvey, Irma And Global Warming: The Facts From Experts Whose Opinions Matter More Than Mine Or Yours" 
"Is Frankenstorm A Judgment From God?"
"Natural Disasters, God’s Judgment, and Our Response"
"Global Warming and Hurricanes: An Overview of Current Research Results"
"What is the complete list of continental U.S. landfalling hurricanes?"
"The End Is Near - Again"
"The man who had people worried about a Sept. 23 apocalypse is peddling a new doomsday date"