JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Aug-21-09 12:52 PM
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My response to a Fundy cousin on my family's website...
Edited on Fri Aug-21-09 12:55 PM by JuniperLea
Despite a call from the family site admins to eschew political discussion, one of my cousins posted an "anti government healthcare" post. So I had to reply...
'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 25:40
People are lining up for free health care in Los Angeles... care from an organization that serves third world countries. This is sickening. We need to help everyone out here and give them affordable healthcare. Jesus taught us to take care of the sick, and that's what we need to do.
The insurance companies want things to stay the way they are so they can keep making billions of dollars a year, instead of paying claims for sick people. They only make money when they don't pay claims. They want things to stay exactly the way they are right now. They are lying to people over money.
I say we do what Jesus told us to do and help our "lesser" brothers and sisters. If you refuse to help your brothers and sisters in need, you are refusing to help Jesus. He said so.
I'm sorry, Stanley (Uber cool family site admin). I just can't stand seeing people put money over human beings.
We have enough for everyone, if we'd just share! Remember the story of the fishes and the loaves?
http://wordofloveforyou.com/Fish1.htm
If we share, God will provide. With two fishes and five loaves, he fed five thousand hungry souls..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6362441I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. Matthew 25:40
Notice that says whatever you did. Not what legislation you support or what help your tax dollars gave it says what you did.
As usual the primitives are clueless when it comes to scripture or anything involving Christianity
The insurance companies want things to stay the way they are so they can keep making billions of dollars a year, instead of paying claims for sick people. They only make money when they don't pay claims. They want things to stay exactly the way they are right now. They are lying to people over money.
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The legislation that you all are supporting is going to turn the Govt into an insurance agency. Everything you gripe about that Blue Cross does will be ten fold when Uncle Sam foots the bill.
I say we do what Jesus told us to do and help our "lesser" brothers and sisters. If you refuse to help your brothers and sisters in need, you are refusing to help Jesus. He said so.
Then go out and help your brother don't sit at home and wait for congress to come to the rescue.
I'm sorry, Stanley (Uber cool family site admin). I just can't stand seeing people put money over human beings.
The govt will do just that. The govt isn't an endless supply of free money just waiting to be plucked. The govt will take drastic measures to keep costs down. And guess what unlike the insurance companies you won't be able to threaten them with litigation if they don't live up to what they promise.
We have enough for everyone, if we'd just share! Remember the story of the fishes and the loaves?
http://wordofloveforyou.com/Fish1.htm
If we share, God will provide. With two fishes and five loaves, he fed five thousand hungry souls...
Thats right Jesus used a govt program to do that. Oh wait he performed a miracle from one little boy who willingly shared what he had.
If you think that we can hand uncle Sam $2 he will turn it into enough money to take everyone to golden corral you are nuts.
TNDemo (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Aug-21-09 12:57 PM
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2. Great answer.
Jesus said to take care of the poor. He never said 'but don't do it through the government.' He just said do it.
yeah I am sure petitioning the govt to feed the poor rates right up there with giving a homeless man a sandwich.