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Economics-EF

27 Jan

Democrats accuse the Republicans of refusing to negotiate on the debt limit, but they are refusing to do so as well. They have repeatedly pushed the budget to the deadline and then demanded Republicans give in and raise the debt limit. When Republicans refuse, they accuse Republicans of threatening the stability of the economy by refusing to raise the debt limit and allow Democrats to go on spending.  Now that Democrats no longer have the majority and the ability to raise the debt limit, they have decided to take a lesson from President Biden and simply designate the expenditures as outside the budget. By removing it from the budget, they can continue their wasteful spending without exceeding the spending limit. However, no matter how you look at it, the money comes out of the treasury and is paid for by working Americans. Politicians need to realize that the government doesn’t have an unlimited amount o f money. There comes a point where the American people cannot or will not support the out of control spending in Washington. The American people have to live within their income and the government should do so as well.

 

 

 

politics-AB-AR

27 Jan

The drama with Guatemala shows the difference between a politician and a businessman. President Trump sent illegal immigrants back to Guatemala and Guatemala refused to accept them. President Trump then informed them that he would impose a stiff tariff on Guatemalan goods. The President of Guatemala then announced they would accept the immigrants. Guatemala is much more dependent on their sales to us then we are to them. High tariffs could destroy the Guatemalan economy. President Trump knows that money talks and he knows how to put pressure where it is needed. In spite of all the damage done by liberal politicians, America is still a powerful country. A couple more years under liberal control and our country would have had an economic collapse due to the out of control spending. Liberal politicians have worked for fifty years to destroy our economy and the moral fabric of our country to allow them to usher in a one-world government. It will be very hard to rebuild our economy due to the massive wasteful spending by President Biden, and we cannot expect to reverse it in four years, but it will be a start. President Trump can at least set the right course. It will depend on the American people to select Congressmen who will support him and follow through with putting his policies in place. Voters must carefully weigh the background and voting record of  everyone they elect from the local mayor to the President of the United States.

 

 

 
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Third Sunday of Epiphany-January 26

26 Jan

After School Program-Volunteer at after-school program. With the increasing number of single parent families and families where both parents work, many children do not have access to someplace to stay after school until their parents get home from work and with the increased crowding as families double up to save on housing costs, many children don’t have anywhere quiet to study. They may not have an environment conducive to learning if there are pre-school children in the home or other barriers to studying. As a result, after school programs are springing up to meet the need but do not have the funds for the staff needed. Many depend on volunteers to help them keep the doors open to tutor the children and help them with their homework. In addition, since the Covid epidemic, many schools are increasingly issuing homework online. Many kids do not have the access to computers and study areas needed. In addition, they may not have parental support.  As a result, many kids are falling farther and farther behind. Many churches have the facilities and members who can volunteer to help work with the kids and can give the children individual attention they cannot get at school or at home and show them God cares  about them. Many kids need a place to study, adequate technology, and supportive supervision, which churches can supply. Schools can sometimes help by printing off lessons, as well as helping with equipment for students to work on online classes. In addition, some children may not be able to attend school because of illness or disability and need tutoring in their home. Often subjects are elementary level and can be done by middle and high school students. Some schools have paid tutoring positions open. Though some may require college level education in the subject, many may require only a high school education.

 

 

Healthcare-L

26 Jan

The United States is no longer in the top 20 in life expectancy. The main causes are cardiovascular  disease, drug overdose deaths, gun homicides and suicides, teen suicides, and car accidents. Drug overdoses, gun homicides and suicides, and teen suicides result from the increasing frustration and hopelessness that stems from our failing society. The increase in car accidents results from the growing breakdown in respect for the law. We are seeing an increasing number of people ignoring speed limits, traffic signals, and other motor vehicle laws, as well as driving recklessly and tailgating, even at high speeds, as people no longer value life, their own as well as that of others. We will continue to see a decreasing length of life as long as we ignore the true value of life and the rule of law.

 

 

 
 

Politics-AB-AQ

24 Jan

President Biden issued numerous pardons before leaving office. In addition, he reduced the sentences of almost everyone on death row to life in prison. That included many convicted of murder and a number convicted of mass murders. That shows how little he values human life. The death penalty has always stood as the penalty for the worst crimes including premeditated murder, killing a police officer, and mass murders. It is felt that those committing such crimes pose a great threat to society. Apparently he feels mass murderers are doing us a favor by eliminating people they don’t like. He also set free 500 terrorists being held in Guantanamo Bay who returned home to rejoin their terrorist groups. That is in sharp contrast to his support of abortion which includes the killing of innocent babies. Apparently he feels we need to save the guilty and kill the innocent. He also issued a blanket pardon for his son and included all crimes he has committed over the last eleven years. I didn’t know you could issue pardons for crimes people have not been charged with. I thought you only pardoned those who have been wrongly convicted or who you feel were sentenced to unfair prison terms and have already served an adequate sentence. It is apparent that he has something  to hide and he does not want those crimes investigated. It also seems a breach of his authority to pardon his son, since he has a clear conflict of interest. In addition, he issued pardons for a number of his family members and relatives that have not yet been implemented in crimes which makes you wonder what they are guilty of that he doesn’t want investigated.

 

 
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Second Sunday of Epiphany-Jan 17, 2025

17 Jan

Minister to the Homeless -You can show that God cares for someone who doesn’t know Him by volunteering at a homeless shelter-In the past, many people became homeless due to addictions to drugs and alcohol but today, many are losing their jobs through no fault of their own due to layoffs and plant closings and finding new jobs is difficult. Many new jobs do not pay them even close to their old jobs. Many are losing their homes with no way to pay the mortgage or rent. While the homeless were formerly individuals, an increasing number are families with children. Many homeless shelters are struggling to meet the need but lack funds to pay the staff needed and need volunteers to help sort donations, fix meals, clean, entertain children, teach budgeting and homemaking classes, to help residents to rebuild their lives.

 

 

Politics-AB-AP

17 Jan

Democrats are already attacking President Trump’s cuts to the budget which are necessary because of President Biden’s reckless spending. They are claiming that cuts to the budget of the IRS will benefit the rich who will be able to get away with fraud because the IRS won’t have the personnel to audit them. That ignores the fact that President Biden added hundreds of IRS agents to audit and threaten churches and conservative non-profits with revoking their non-profit status if they did not comply with the liberal pro-abortion and pro-gay agenda. While churches are automatically considered non-profit, and not subject to audit, the IRS has added a lot of rules about how collections are handled and staff are paid to gain access to church records and intimidate them into being silent on social issues. They have even demanded copies of some pastor’s sermons to see if he is speaking out on social issues and inserted spies in churches to monitor the pastor’s sermons. While  President Biden claimed that if Trump was elected, he would become a dictator, President Biden has shown open contempt for the law and acted more like a dictator then a President.

 
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Politics-AB-AO

17 Jan

President Trump will probably go after President Biden and his son for their illegal influence peddling and Democrats are already gearing up to discredit it as the Republicans trying to discredit Democrats like they did to Donald Trump, however where they prosecuted Donald Trump with fake charges most of which they ultimately dropped because they could find no evidence of a crime, the Justice Dept. has had adequate evidence of Joe and Hunter Biden’s wrongdoing since 2020 and has tried to bury it by censoring social and public media and distributing fake news. Federal agents openly lied to the public stating that the story about Hunter Biden’s laptop was fake news until whistleblowers produced the laptop and they could no longer deny it. Then they finally admitted it but would not let the media publish it. Unfortunately for them, they don’t control all the media yet. While they prosecuted Trump for possession of documents he was legally allowed to possess as President, they refused to prosecute Joe Biden for possession of documents he obtained when Senator and Vice-President which he was not allowed to possess legally. Hopefully they will also go after him for the billions of dollars that he funneled to voting blocks like college students to buy their votes, including two trillion dollars in the last three months of his term. Democrats will probably claim that he had immunity because of the Supreme Court ruling that a President cannot be prosecuted for acts he commits while carrying out his duties as President, however the Supreme Court ruled that he did not have the authority to cancel student loan debts or authorize the other expenditures, so it was not part of his duties as President and so should not be immune to prosecution.

 

 
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First Sunday of Epiphany-January 12

11 Jan

Tell the Story-Epiphany celebrates the coming of the Wise Men when we remember that God revealed Himself to the Gentiles. It is a time we should reveal Him to those who do not know Him. Many people will see the manger scene and not understand what it means because they have no church background. A large percentage of people today have not attended church and do not know anyone that they know of who attends church. Many Christians assume those they meet at work and at school attend church somewhere but few of them do. Few churches today have Christmas eve services but those that do usually include only members and rarely have visitors. It is a great time to invite those who do not attend church to come and hear the Christmas story, especially those who have children. Christmas carols used to be sung in the schools and played in stores, but many have dropped or even banned those with a Christian message. Church members can get together and carol at nursing homes and in their neighborhood to tell the Christmas story. Songs should not be random but organized to tell the story.

 

 
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video-Meaning of Epiphany

11 Jan