Daily News Digest

Quote of the day.
“For evangelicals, the rule of law has trumped the desire to empathize. But we feel we are at a tipping point.” Jenny Yang of the National Association of Evangelicals, as the Evangelical Immigration Table gathered in Washington for a day of worship and advocacy.
(Washington Post)

Quote of the day.
“The two things that struck me the most were the incredible calm of the victims, even though they were obviously ­experiencing something no ­human being should ever have to experience. Incredibly calm and able to help us take care of them.” Dr. Ron Walls, chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
(Boston Globe)

Quote of the day.
“It was obvious, Father said, that we must either steal food or slowly starve. And in that dangerous enterprise we must have the help of some power beyond ourselves. So, standing before us all, he said a prayer to St. Dismas, the Good Thief, who was crucified at the right hand of Jesus, asking for his aid. I’ll never doubt the power of prayer again.” Mike Dowe, 85, a prisoner of war during the Korean War, speaking of Father Emil Kapaun, who died in 1951 in a North Korean prison and is being awarded the Medal of Honor today for his ministry to fellow POWs.
(Washington Post and Saturday Evening Post)

Quote of the day.
"We don't need more guns. We need people who can build relationships with young people." Judith Brown Diannis of the Advancement Project, a coalition of civil rights groups that supports a coalition of young people from across the nation in opposing more armed guards in schools.
(USA Today)