How Immigration Reform Takes from the Poor | National Review Online:
"One of the selling points of immigration reform is that it will boost the economy and raise the U.S.’s GDP. But opponents counter that there will be economic losers in this process, and those hurt by higher immigration may be low-skilled workers who already are having a hard time economically...an income gain to one person doesn’t necessarily offset an equal dollar loss to another. Simply put, it hurts more to lose a dollar if you’re poor than it helps to gain a dollar if you’re rich..."
The Bible Says: "The righteous man considereth the cause of the poor, but the wicked regardeth not to know it." Proverbs 29:7
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Showing posts with label Poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poverty. Show all posts
Friday, July 26, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Poverty? Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!
Poverty? Ain't Seen Nothing Yet! - WND News
Excerpt:
"Prescott says: 'To spend more will only be to create more poverty. This is an established scientific fact.'"
Recommended reading:
Explaining the Obama Economy to 6th Graders - The Blaze
Excerpt:
"Prescott says: 'To spend more will only be to create more poverty. This is an established scientific fact.'"
Recommended reading:
Explaining the Obama Economy to 6th Graders - The Blaze
In US, Child Poverty and Hunger Rates Alarmingly High
In US, Child Poverty and Hunger Rates Alarmingly High - Black Christian News Network (BCNN)
Excerpt:
Excerpt:
"The U.S. Census Bureau determined that 25.1 percent of
African-American households and 29.2 percent of households with children
are food insecure. 'While there are indicators
that the economy is recovering, children and ethnic minorities that
were disproportionately impacted during the recession continue to
struggle and lag behind in the recovery,' explained Leonetta Elaiho,
director of Youth and Community Engagement, U.S. Programs at World
Vision, in an email statement to The Christian Post."
Recommended reading (my post):
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Go Hungry!
Goldman Sachs Made $400 Million Betting on Food Prices in 2012 While Hundreds of Millions Starved - Infowars.com
But there is good news, at least for the millions who go to bed hungry. Our Lord Jesus said "To the poor the gospel is preached." (Matthew 11:5). If you are poor, please take time right now to read Pastor Charles Spurgeon sermon, Preaching for the Poor.
You may also want to check out Ron Reed's 2 minute podcast on James 2:5: "Hath not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?"
As for Goldman Sachs, well, the news isn't quite so good. The Bible says:
"Go to now ye rich men, weep and howl for the miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankard; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Behold the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbath. Ye have lived in pleasure on earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts as in the day of slaughter. Ye have condemned and killed the just, and he doth not resist you." - James 5:1-6
Recommended reading:
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, by Ronald Sider
Flat Broke in the Free Market: How Globalization Fleeced Working People, by Jon Jeter
But there is good news, at least for the millions who go to bed hungry. Our Lord Jesus said "To the poor the gospel is preached." (Matthew 11:5). If you are poor, please take time right now to read Pastor Charles Spurgeon sermon, Preaching for the Poor.
You may also want to check out Ron Reed's 2 minute podcast on James 2:5: "Hath not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?"
As for Goldman Sachs, well, the news isn't quite so good. The Bible says:
"Go to now ye rich men, weep and howl for the miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankard; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Behold the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbath. Ye have lived in pleasure on earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts as in the day of slaughter. Ye have condemned and killed the just, and he doth not resist you." - James 5:1-6
Recommended reading:
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, by Ronald Sider
Flat Broke in the Free Market: How Globalization Fleeced Working People, by Jon Jeter
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Are Christians Doing Enough to Help the Poor?
Are Christians Doing Enough to Help the Poor?
The Bible says:
"As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith." (Galatians 6:10).
Christians have a long history of striving to obey that command. I spent 9 years of my life working in healthcare (see My Ice Breaker). Hospitals and nursing homes today depend on private insurance and government funding, but it was not always so. I think if you look at the history of both hospitals and nursing homes you will find Christians behind most of them. The same is probably true with orphanages and homeless shelters.
Today, Christians continue to support hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, homeless shelters on a voluntary basis. But they also support these through their taxes as well. So just how much more would our non-Christian neighbors want us to do for the poor?
And what poor should we give to? Should we give money to Americans on welfare who live a lifestyle far above that of many of the poorer countries in the world? See my post: America's Poor in Comparison to the Rest of the World). Go to some of the poorer villages in Africa and South America or India, and see how many of their poor have EBT (food stamp) cards, Televisions with 100+ cable channels, laptops and smart phones and cars and warm, dry places to stay, free education, and access to the level of medical care that even the poorest in this country have. And if they run out of money or their EBT card, there are food banks sprinkled all across this country - many of which are staffed and funded by Christian volunteers!
But I agree that Christians need to do more for the poor, What the poor in this country, and all across the world need most, is to hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. So, with that in mind, I'd like to ask you to share the following sermon with as many poor people as you can find:
Compel them to Come in, by Charles Hadden Spurgeon
The Bible says:
"As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith." (Galatians 6:10).
Christians have a long history of striving to obey that command. I spent 9 years of my life working in healthcare (see My Ice Breaker). Hospitals and nursing homes today depend on private insurance and government funding, but it was not always so. I think if you look at the history of both hospitals and nursing homes you will find Christians behind most of them. The same is probably true with orphanages and homeless shelters.
Today, Christians continue to support hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, homeless shelters on a voluntary basis. But they also support these through their taxes as well. So just how much more would our non-Christian neighbors want us to do for the poor?
And what poor should we give to? Should we give money to Americans on welfare who live a lifestyle far above that of many of the poorer countries in the world? See my post: America's Poor in Comparison to the Rest of the World). Go to some of the poorer villages in Africa and South America or India, and see how many of their poor have EBT (food stamp) cards, Televisions with 100+ cable channels, laptops and smart phones and cars and warm, dry places to stay, free education, and access to the level of medical care that even the poorest in this country have. And if they run out of money or their EBT card, there are food banks sprinkled all across this country - many of which are staffed and funded by Christian volunteers!
But I agree that Christians need to do more for the poor, What the poor in this country, and all across the world need most, is to hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. So, with that in mind, I'd like to ask you to share the following sermon with as many poor people as you can find:
Compel them to Come in, by Charles Hadden Spurgeon
Sunday, September 16, 2012
America's Poor in Comparison to the Rest of the World
The Bible says "The Righteous considereth the cause of the poor, but the wicked regardeth not to know it." (Proverbs 29:7). But just how poor are America's poor? At least in comparison to the rest of the world. Click on the following link to find out:
Try to buy a Papa Murphy's Pizza with your food Stamp debit card in Burundi or the Congo!
Recommended Reading:
Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger, by Ronald Sider
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