Comments on: HWJV? http://bethgsanders.com/102 social media strategy | online communications | blog consultation and design Tue, 08 May 2012 07:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: William http://bethgsanders.com/102#comment-37 William Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:43:05 +0000 http://www.bgsdesign.com/blog/?p=102#comment-37 I found your blog via Twitter, actually TwitterWhere, on a search for Memphis, TN. I've wrestled with the question HWJV many times. I don't think Jesus would approve of the initiation of force against another person. Neither party seem to support that position. Republicans, for the most part are warhawks. While Democrats often support the initiation of force domestically, i.e. Give me 1/3 of your paycheck or else. I think there is a better way. I'm not a pacifist. I don't think Jesus was as evidenced by his display of anger on the money changers in the temple. Today we have a similar corrupt system. The modern money changers are the the Federal Reserve and the IRS that rob America of its wealth and its these organizations that Ron Paul's supporters rally against. I think that people have turned to the Government because Christians aren't doing the job that God commanded of them, to feed and clothe the poor, sick, and elderly. On the other hand government actively denies the church the role of caretaker of the indigent. Remember when bingo was ended under the auspices of eliminating the lottery in TN? I believe that the Catholic schools were the stiffest competition the public schools faced, so their funding was ripped from under them. Now how is higher education funded in TN, with a lottery! A government that behaves this way is evil. The "force" issue has been part of the Libertarian Party pledge for a long time, but they have been ineffective at getting their message across. I've been supporting Ron Paul for President because of his restraint of force and his support for nonviolent change. While Ron Paul's chances of getting elected this term are now nil, there is a group of Republicans (of all people) that support a lot of his positions. The Republican Liberty Caucus, www.rlc.org. My wife and I are now considering a run for state office in TN, under the mantle of the RLC. I found your blog via Twitter, actually TwitterWhere, on a search for Memphis, TN. I’ve wrestled with the question HWJV many times. I don’t think Jesus would approve of the initiation of force against another person. Neither party seem to support that position. Republicans, for the most part are warhawks. While Democrats often support the initiation of force domestically, i.e. Give me 1/3 of your paycheck or else. I think there is a better way.

I’m not a pacifist. I don’t think Jesus was as evidenced by his display of anger on the money changers in the temple. Today we have a similar corrupt system. The modern money changers are the the Federal Reserve and the IRS that rob America of its wealth and its these organizations that Ron Paul’s supporters rally against.

I think that people have turned to the Government because Christians aren’t doing the job that God commanded of them, to feed and clothe the poor, sick, and elderly. On the other hand government actively denies the church the role of caretaker of the indigent. Remember when bingo was ended under the auspices of eliminating the lottery in TN? I believe that the Catholic schools were the stiffest competition the public schools faced, so their funding was ripped from under them. Now how is higher education funded in TN, with a lottery! A government that behaves this way is evil.

The “force” issue has been part of the Libertarian Party pledge for a long time, but they have been ineffective at getting their message across. I’ve been supporting Ron Paul for President because of his restraint of force and his support for nonviolent change. While Ron Paul’s chances of getting elected this term are now nil, there is a group of Republicans (of all people) that support a lot of his positions. The Republican Liberty Caucus, http://www.rlc.org. My wife and I are now considering a run for state office in TN, under the mantle of the RLC.

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