The National Right to Work Act has been introduced again to repeal Big Labor’s power to force workers to pay union dues just to get or keep a job. Union bosses are fighting it to protect their privileges, but they cannot afford to have it debated publicly and voted on by Congress. Currently millions of workers must surrender a part of their paycheck to get and keep a job. In closed union shops, you cannot work there unless you belong to the union. In areas where they cannot require membership in the union, they often require those who do not join to still pay dues. Those funds pay for “organizing drives” to include more people and to fund politicians who will enact bills extending the power of unions. They also fund liberal causes like Planned Parenthood, yet workers often cannot designate where the funds go or withhold funds from causes they do not support. Some States have laws allowing members to withhold funds that go for non-union activities such as funding political campaigns but the unions often hide those funds under activities labeled as union activities. Several States have recently passed Right to work legislation freeing workers from mandatory requirements to pay dues, yet union bosses continue collecting dues in violation of the law. The unions claim that they have a right to extort protection money from workers even if they don’t belong to the union in exchange for the privilege of working. They also use threats and actual violence to terrorize workers into joining. They outlaw secret ballots when possible so they can target and intimidate workers that don’t want to join. Unions force excessive pay raises and work rules that destroy productivity and make it difficult for businesses to compete through crippling strikes, resulting in many businesses moving plants overseas and contracting out auxiliary services such as janitorial, labs, and printing, to non-union companies. Many businesses have also been forced out of business. Politicians supported by unions also enact laws which place excessive taxes and regulations on small businesses to force them out of business to limit competition to union businesses.
visiting pastors
We have three pastors from India visiting the United States this year and they are available to speak to your church. Rev Timothy is coming the first week of July, Rev Samuel is coming the last week of September, and Rev Sung is coming in September. and Rev Okwach from Kenya will be coming in November or December. Rev Samuel will be staying in Bowling Green, Oh while he is here. If you would like to have one of them speak at your church, feel free to contact me at Robert.barr34@yahoo.com
Rev Robert Barr
Neighborhood Ministries of NW Ohio
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Third Sunday of Pentecost-B-June 22
Para-church organizations–Ministry beyond the church In the beginning, para-church organizations to minister to the community were supported by the churches which provided oversight as well as supplying funds and volunteers. As a result, many church members were able to get training and experience through the programs. However, many churches no longer support the parachurch organizations and the organizations get very little support from individual churches, so they are often forced to draw their support from the community at large. As a result, churches often see them as competitors for money rather than as avenues for ministry and church members are finding few avenues to serve and no training in how to serve. Many para-church organizations can provide volunteer opportunities for members to serve God and often provide needed training. (see “The Important I”-LULU Press) If you are interested in serving Christ beyond the local church check with the local Salvation Army or other church related ministries to see what volunteer opportunities are available in your area.
Third Sunday of Pentecost-A-June 22
Parachurch Ministries– Ministry beyond the church In the past, many members learned to minister to others as they ministered to other members and to those who came to the church for help. Today, church members are so scattered they rarely know each other well and few people come to the church seeking help anymore. As a result members get little experience in ministering to others and few church members have the experience to help. Many problems in small churches do not warrant separate programs to deal with them, however many problems formerly associated with the inner-city are moving to the suburbs as the poor move to the suburbs where rent is cheaper, housing is better, and there is less violence. Many suburban and rural areas do not know how to deal with the problems and many problems are too big for individual churches to handle. As a result, many churches today have withdrawn from ministry to those around them so many community needs are not being met. Parachurch organizations have grown up to help, such as Habitat For Humanity, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, etc. to carry on ministries and to meet the unmet needs in the community.
Politics-AB-AZ
The liberal press is at it again. You can forget unbiased reporting and careful researching of facts, those are things of the past. When President Trump announced the military parade to celebrate the anniversary of the army, they immediately began crying about the tremendous cost and how Trump was acting like a dictator putting on an elaborate military display to impress the people. It turns out that the Army applied for the permit back in the summer of 2024 and Biden approved it. If anyone is responsible for the cost, it is Biden. The fact that it fell on President Trump’s birthday is just a coincidence since no one knew who would be President this year. They also expressed great sympathy afterward (though obviously not sincere) for President Trump because instead of a big display of power it was only a small parade displaying the history of the Army, like they felt President Trump got cheated. However, since Trump did not plan it and it was supposed to display the history of the Army, it was exactly what it was supposed to be. President Trump presided over it since he is commander in chief over the army, something Biden did not learn since he decided to skip several military affairs because he had to play golf. The media doesn’t seem capable of researching their reports, their only goal seems to be to make President Trump look bad. However, to anyone who bothers to check the facts, it only makes the media look bad.
Second Sunday of Pentecost-June 15
Put out into the deep. Jesus challenged Peter to put out into the deep water and cast down their nets. They had been out all night and caught nothing so why should they go out again. Peter was a career fisherman and knew how to fish. He figured that Jesus was a teacher and probably didn’t know a lot about fishing, yet he was willing to trust Jesus and do as He said. As a result, they caught so many fish they had to call for help to haul it all in. The church today feels that unbelievers don’t want to know Jesus, yet many have never heard of Him and are seeking something that doesn’t move in our unstable society. The Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and even satanic societies reach out to them and they join them in search of help, but none offer them what they need. Jesus asks us to put out into the deep and reach people where they live. He said, “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel.” He knows where the people are that need Him and He wants us to go tell them about Him. If Jesus asks us to do something that doesn’t make sense, maybe He just wants to teach us to trust Him.