Two recent items from the realms of faith, politics, and law deserve some reflection and applause.
First, the House of Representatives has resolved, the Secretary of State Kerry has announced, that ISIS is guilty of genocide against Yazidis, Christians, and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria. At a divisive moment in American history, I take comfort from this. It seems that a plurality on the right have lost their senses of civility and proportion, while a majority on the left have lost their moral bearings altogether. Yet the House resolution was unanimous, which suggests that Americans can still tell (at least some of) the difference between good and evil and can (at least sometimes) cooperate with mere opponents against a true enemy.
BOSTON (AP) — New Englanders will face a messy commute as a spring storm kicks off the work week while others in the Northeast will have an easier time.
Forecasters have predicted an accumulation of 4 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow in Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Monday. Southeastern Massachusetts could get 8 to 10 inches, which could cause scattered power outages.
