Dennis Kucinich: “she lives in Michigan and is a fine writer. In the preface to that work, she writes, ``Would Jesus, if he were a citizen…”

“she lives in Michigan and is a fine writer. In the preface to that work, she writes, ``Would Jesus, if he were a citizen of the richest nation on earth, choose to feed the poor or fatten the rich?'' She goes on to write, ``All of us are better off when contemplation of holy principles is at the center of our lives. But it is in actually applying those principles that we forge the marriage between heaven and earth, while merely dwelling on principle falls short of the human effort needed to carry out God's will.'' This book, the Healing of the Soul of America is about reclaiming our voices as spiritual citizens. Here in this August Chamber, above the Speaker, the words ``In God We Trust'' symbolize that we do believe in spiritual principles as well as trying to navigate this material world. In a way, our founders understood that, because, while they believed in the separation of church and State, as I do, they did not believe in an America that would be devoid of spiritual principles, the kind of principles that Marianne Williamson talks about in her book. When we reflect on the current situation in China, we can ask if the reports that we have in our hands, how they reconcile with spiritual principles. Is it spiritually appropriate for workers to be locked up in a work space working from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., 7 days a week, and in some cases earning 3 cents an hour. Is that spiritually appropriate?”