Exploiting Christianity over Budget Cuts

Religious Left icon Jim Wallis on Wednesday, July 20 led an ecumenical delegation into Barack Obama ’s White House to offer spiritual solidarity with the president in his federal debt show-down with congressional Republicans.

Asking, “What Would Jesus Cut?” Wallis enthusiastically met with Obama, accompanied by representatives of the National Association of Evangelicals, the National Council of Churches, the Salvation Army and the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops.

Would Jesus bury America in debt? Would Jesus suffocate America with confiscatory taxes? Would Jesus entrap the needy as permanent wards of the state? Presumably, these questions did not arise during the religious summit at the White House. Instead, these Big Government religionists reaffirmed their “Circle of Protection” for an unlimited welfare State. Ostensibly, even just talk about federal budget “cuts,” which in Washington parlance typically mean only potential limits on scheduled increases, is a vapors-inducing assault upon the poor, the elderly, and the ill.

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ajfrench

We might do well to remember that the Catholic Church also assisted Hitler's rise to power prior to the murder of One million Jews in Germany.
- Army Combat Vet
  
  Good point ajfrench, however, I think the stats indicate Hitler exterminated over 3 million Jews and another 6 million Russians……and yes sir, Hitler made no decisions without the advice and support of the Pope.
http://www.orovalleychristianreader.com John J Flanagan

Solidarity with a socialistic president, who supports abortion for convenience, who is trying to dismantle DOMA, and who refuses to offer a reasonable budget proposal in order to retain the status quo? Not a wise choice of action for those claiming to be Christians.
Aceituna

When will people realize that "charity" (1 Corinthians 13) is an individual thing to do out of love for God and fellow men. It is not a collective thing for government to mandate and do. Show me in the Bible any place where governmetn is ordered to take care of the poor, the sick, etc. There is none! EVery mandate to help is directed at the individual to do out of love, first for God and then towards our fellow men. "Thou shalt love the Lord you God with all ;your heart, your soul and your mind and your neighbor as yourself." Government should only be strong enough to protect us from our enemies and provide necessary infrasstructure. All our welfare programs etc. need to be phased out clkausing the least disruption possible as private concerns instituted by individuals and groups take over. Yes, there is strength in like people banding together to provide aid to those in need. In the past our churches have been leaders in this endeaver. This task should be given back to them.
- tbone
  
  so its someone else's responsibility? Let me tell you that if the Government wasn't helping people who need it, there wouldn't be enough love out there to cover the expense. Are social security recipients to go begging from church to church or door to door for some kind of handout? We are obligated to help the poor and widows and elderly and the only way that will happen is if the Government makes it happen. Maybe the government doesnt handle money very well, but that is no reason to kick our seniors and disabled under the bus. Some government spending is absolutely necessary.
- tbone
  
  churches are too busy hoarding money to build big beautiful buildings to be concerned about the poor.
  - Army Combat Vet
    
    "The Church Game" (book) is a good resource concerning your comment…….. available at Barnes and Noble. http://www.barnesandnoble.com Anyone who has ever seen the hoarding of money at church and had a bad experience should read this book
charles

thats what happens when you work with churches that are christian in name only but are NOT Christian. But then they probably could not find a real Christian church. Surely not in the mainline churches as they have all sold out to the world.
If the churches that profess to be Christian really were Christian then the world would not be in such a mess – but the those churches would be smaller too. being a christian church is a very profitable BUSINESS, Being a Christian church is very UN profitable tthat is speaking in terms of fame and fortune.
You will find most of the Christians have left and are leaving the church system. Anyone that professes to be a Christian and reads their bible with the help of the Holy Spirit cannot stay in these abominable "churches of men".
charles

We are called to SERVE Jesus not a church or a man or a denomination. We are to serve JESUS and our brethren..
We are called totake care of ourselves and help each other not to expect the goverment to take care of us. But the hirelings in the church system are only concerned with being rich and powerful— the opposite of the calling of a man of God who is called to SERVANTHOOD.
Until I is not the most important word in ones vocabulary they are useless to anyone but themsellf. Whether they be government hireling or church hirelings. Both are equally useless
liz

I'm candeling my monthly scheduled donation to theSalvation Army. If my tax money is automatically going to them, why should I volunteer more? I have no respect for anyone who meets with that bastard in the White House. He does not deserve a meeting with anyone.