all this talk on politics...
well hmm lets get political.
based on previous entries etc, ive come to the conclusion that no matter which way you vote youre doing good in one area and bad in another area. perhaps it could possibly be reasonable for people w/ such strong moral convictions not to vote and let God control who gets the office?
or maybe i should start the republicrat party and be against gay marriage and abortion but support the growth of government programs for the poor?
as christians it is obvious that gay marriage and abortion are both wrong, but it is also wrong to ignore the needs of poor people.
prov 21:13 "He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be answered."
but does the idea of providing for the poor rest solely on government funding? what about the people who are too lazy to get jobs and just rely on welfare? should we pay for them too?
"When Ohio required capable welfare recipients to work, 40% of them decided that they didn't need help after all. Oregon tried to place its able-bodied welfare population in jobs by offering employers a subsidy to take them. Once welfare recipients found that they were going to have to work for someone, 80% went out and found an unsubsidized job.
Clearly, a great deal of the welfare population simply chooses not to work when tax dollars, usually in excess of what they would initially earn, are readily available. Giving money to those who could work results in less money for those who can't."
im kind of playing devil's advocate here...
just some food for thought.
based on previous entries etc, ive come to the conclusion that no matter which way you vote youre doing good in one area and bad in another area. perhaps it could possibly be reasonable for people w/ such strong moral convictions not to vote and let God control who gets the office?
or maybe i should start the republicrat party and be against gay marriage and abortion but support the growth of government programs for the poor?
as christians it is obvious that gay marriage and abortion are both wrong, but it is also wrong to ignore the needs of poor people.
prov 21:13 "He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be answered."
but does the idea of providing for the poor rest solely on government funding? what about the people who are too lazy to get jobs and just rely on welfare? should we pay for them too?
"When Ohio required capable welfare recipients to work, 40% of them decided that they didn't need help after all. Oregon tried to place its able-bodied welfare population in jobs by offering employers a subsidy to take them. Once welfare recipients found that they were going to have to work for someone, 80% went out and found an unsubsidized job.
Clearly, a great deal of the welfare population simply chooses not to work when tax dollars, usually in excess of what they would initially earn, are readily available. Giving money to those who could work results in less money for those who can't."
im kind of playing devil's advocate here...
just some food for thought.