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Date Posted: 04:15:55 08/20/07 Mon
Author: Joan
Author Host/IP: ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net / 68.0.253.131
Subject: Either or
In reply to: Catie 's message, "Re: The Coke Fix" on 17:07:51 08/19/07 Sun

"For me, I have to pick and choose my battles. I'm much rather concerned about money spent on fleece projects and uselss wars."

I don't think we have to pick our battles. We can vote on many issues. Well, I guess we would have to pick our battles if the pro-war guy was also the anti-welfare waste guy. You would really have to decide which issue was more important. So I take my knee-jerk response back. :-)

Forgiveness is one thing (from one of the quotes), but allowing someone to rob you over and over again is just plain stupid. At some point it must become a sin to allow yourself to be abused for no reason other than the other's greed.

Are we as Christians responsible for other people? Is it Christian to allow someone to steal without even making a comment about it to that person? This situation involves the lies they tell to get the help, and then the stealing they do once they have the food cards.

The reason they had to switch to the cards was that the people were selling the stamps for a little cash (less than the face value) so they could spend the money of cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, and whatever else they wanted that food stamps woulnd't cover.

From what I hear, they still find a way to cheat the system.

Is it Christian to allow this to keep happening?

It makes you wonder, doesn't it? Obesity is a huge problem in the lowest economic class. If they're using some of the food money for other things, and they're still obeses, doesn't it seem that we could spend a lot less on the food stamp program and still feed the poor?

The kids eat as school. The family gets food from the food bank. It's no wonder they can afford to sell the food stamps for less than face value and still manage to be overweight.

We're acting like fools.

Joan

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[> [> [> Re: Either or -- Catie, 05:14:25 08/20/07 Mon [1] (h69.42.91.75.ip.alltel.net/75.91.42.69)

"Forgiveness is one thing (from one of the quotes), but allowing someone to rob you over and over again is just plain stupid. At some point it must become a sin to allow yourself to be abused for no reason other than the other's greed."

Forgiveness is everything! :) Didn't Jesus set the example. How many times are you going to forgive? Christ said 70 x 7. In other words, there should be no limit to forgiveness. How many times will we be forgiven by God in our life?

But ...Your point of "allowing" someone to rob you is entirely different from what I was picking up from the posts. I was referring to federal monies given to folks who abuse it. THAT is a battle I can not fight. Sure I can speak about living in a democracy, about voting to change things. But in few, cases will that work. The abuse of federal monies has been going on since organized government came in to being. Fleece projects are a hoot. Except the joke is on the average tax payer. Forgiving the man on the street for taking money I give him in good faith, using it in some foul way, I can forgive. The politician who is blindedly spending my tax dollars?? Well let's just say I have a lot of confessing to do.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Either or -- Joan, 06:32:17 08/20/07 Mon [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)

"The politician who is blindedly spending my tax dollars?? Well let's just say I have a lot of confessing to do."

LOL

You and me both. :-)

Joan

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