Evangelicals Make Case for Welcoming Immigrants

timothybrown01 »

Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:45 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

It is the conditions in Mexico and Central America that drive people to the US for opportunities.

The Kennedy School at Harvard did a study that concluded "reducing the level of corruption from the Mexican level to that in Singapore would have the same effect on foreign investment as reducing the tax on capital income by 50 percentage points. In other words, corruption reduces foreign investment as much as a tax that takes half of net income!"

People who want to ignore the problems with illegal immigration and provide benefits to people who enter this Country illegally are like ostriches. They want to bury their heads in the sands of simplistic solutions that will soon blow away leaving more problems.

As Christians, we should pray that Mexican leaders find the strength to stop the corruption that cripples their economy, and find solutions to end their Countries economic blight.

Faith Leaders Re-Ignite Immigration Debate

timothybrown01 »

Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:40 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

It is the conditions in Mexico and Central America that drive people to the US for opportunities.

The Kennedy School at Harvard did a study that concluded "reducing the level of corruption from the Mexican level to that in Singapore would have the same effect on foreign investment as reducing the tax on capital income by 50 percentage points. In other words, corruption reduces foreign investment as much as a tax that takes half of net income!"

People who want to ignore the problems with illegal immigration and provide benefits to people who enter this Country illegally are like ostriches. They want to bury their heads in the sands of simplistic solutions that will soon blow away leaving more problems.

As Christians, we should pray that Mexican leaders find the strength to stop the corruption that cripples their economy, and find solutions to end their Countries economic blight.

1.2 Million Sign Anti-Health Care Bill Petition to Congress

timothybrown01 »

Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:34 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Don't get me wrong, I usually vote republican but I think the Republicans are not being honest in this debate. I was watching CNBC when one of the Republican talking heads stated "The problem is there are not enough health care professionals and facilities to take care of all the sick. The American way of allocating limited resources is to let the free market set prices and the problem of allocation will work itself out." I fear that this is the true thinking of too many wealthy people who fear they might be bumped from the front of the triage line. This does not seem to me to be the Christian way. I know there is no simple answer, but greed and a self serving attitudes are not the answer.

Survey Reveals Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Misconduct

timothybrown01 »

Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:21 pm Agree: 8   Disagree: 1

Sad, I think more states should have laws like Texas. Counseling ministers should be subject to the same laws as psychologists and psychiatrists. The harm they can do is far worse than that of a psychologist who takes advantage of his or her position of intamcy. I have a 70 year old brother who has never attended Church because of the advances a minister made toward his wife almost 50 years ago.

Mexican Doctor Warns of Universal Health Coverage Pitfalls

timothybrown01 »

Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:49 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Scientist, I am about 60 and my wife is 59 years old. We both have significant health problems. I have heart attacks about every 6 months. I lost my job about 5 years ago because of the heart (multiple bypasses etc..). I was lucky enough to have insurance that carried over it only costs about $1000 per month with a $5000 deductible. My wife, on the other hand is not so lucky. She has been flatly turned down by Blue Shield, Blue Cross, Kaiser etc.. but was quoted $4250 per month with a $10,000 deductible by one company. And, by the way, we have both been turned down for SSI disability benefits, because the govt. thinks we are healthy enough to work. (I wish they could convince the insurance companies we are health enough to be insured.) Maybe I am just one of the unfortunate 17 million, but I believe there is something wrong here. If my wife were to have a heart attack, I would be forced with the choice of letting her die and loosing my home. I resent people who argue "leave well enough alone". THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN!

Calif. Leaders Urged to Reform Costly Prison System

timothybrown01 »

Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:29 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 3

Lowering California prison cost is simple. Ship illegal aliens convicted of crimes in California back to Mexico and spend 1/2 the cost of incarceration on keeping them from returning.

Major Campaign Urges Obama to Fix Immigration Problem

timothybrown01 »

Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:32 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Before we change the immigration policy we need to figure out who pays for our existing weak to non-existent practices associated with illegal immigration. Who pays for the $9 billion (Diggers Realm) California taxpayers spend every year on providing services to illegal immigrants and housing illegal immigrant jail inmates. If immigration policies are liberalized this cost will increase. Don't people understand that these changes will cost taxpayers billions. The State of California is broke! If Mexico wants to promote illegal immigration let it shoulder at least $10,000,000,000.00 of the cost. I people in the North East want a liberalized policy have them send $1000 per person (including infants) to California, Arizona, Texas and other border states that are currently flipping the bill.

The only solution is for the corruption and unproductive practices in Mexico to come to an end. For the problem to be solved, every Mexican child under the age of 16 MUST be going to school. At least 1/4 of Mexican high school graduates MUST attend college. CORRUPTION MUST BE STOPPED.

San Diego County Allows Bible Studies to Continue in Home

timothybrown01 »

Sun May 31, 2009 3:22 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 2

In response to weekenderman's comments. Please read the other comment I just posted. San Diego (and I assume the City where you reside) has parking regulations. The people who park illegally could be sited in accordance with those laws. Pursuant to California law, the City did not handle the issue properly. What really upsets me is that many zoning commissioners / planners go about their business without even understanding the underlying law, and force people to either spend a lot of money going to court to prove their position of cave into the dictatorial whims of the current lot of people in control.

Churches are often the ones who have to pay to fight the whims of commissioners and planners who would rather mandate their whims than study the law.

San Diego County Allows Bible Studies to Continue in Home

timothybrown01 »

Sun May 31, 2009 3:05 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

The parking issues are a ruse. Unless the gathering is for the purpose of conducting business as a "church", the gathering would be subject to the same traffic regulations as any other citizen. In California "church" has a very specific meaning. Churches must be registered as "California religious corporations".

It would be possible for operate a a "church" illegally (without being registered) but the term "church" has a very specific meaning and involves collecting monies from participants or members, maintaining regularly scheduled services and a number of other issues.

If this were a valid issue, the City or its representative would first have to prove that the gathering was actually a "church" and require it to register as a "California religious corporation". If it was an emergency, they could file for a restraining order that would require the group stop its activities until it had registered and obtained any needed permits.

Who ever did and / or tolerated this is either ignorant of the laws they were entrusted to protect or simply malicious using their position of authority to dictate their will. San Diego should be ashamed.

Piracy, Islam, and the Modern Age

timothybrown01 »

Mon May 04, 2009 3:16 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

This line of thought sounds a bit like a Clive Cussler novel I just read (well sort of). Anyway, I am continually amazed by how most Americans and Western Europeans think that everyone in the world thinks and feels the way they do. Christianity is a religion centerpieced in Love and mercy. Western civilization has integrated those values into cultural expectations. Islam (and Judaism for that matter) are religions of law and punishments where compassion is of seconday importance to behavior. Christians find salvation through grace and changes in behavior follow. Followers of Islam believe that salvation is only obtainable via deeds and can never experience grace. Islam culture is, to a large extent, the byproduct of those religious tradidtions.

'That's So Gay': The Deadly Consequences of Bullying

timothybrown01 »

Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:00 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

As the parent of a child who was relentlessly bullied and belittled in both Christian and public school because of her weight, I am very moved by this subject. If I had my life to live over again I might spend it crusading against the evil giving cruel children free reign to blemish if not destroy other children's lives. As a Christian I am saddened by the homosexual agenda and would take political steps to protect family values. As a Christian I pray that my political perspectives do not interfere with my primary responsibility to love all of God's children (including those who look different, act different, smell different, or have any other differences). I believe, that as Christians, we can and should voice our moral and political concerns but ALWAYS walk in Christ's love. There should be no place in a Christians life for making another human miserable.

Former McCain Adviser Warns Against Turning GOP into 'Religious Party'

timothybrown01 »

Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:40 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

The GOPs hold on Christian voting has always been tenuous. In the past it appeared that we shared values about the importance of promoting "family" and respect for life. Christian Republicans are probably more liberal than secular Republicans on economic issues and split on issues of defense. I think the GOP needs to come clean about the economic mistakes it has made (tolerating greed and shady dealings too long) and rededicate itself to a focus on family, if it want to hold my vote.

United Methodist Lauds Obama for Immigration Reform Priority

timothybrown01 »

Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:27 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 2

The ONLY solution to the problem is for the Mexican Government to end the corruption. Almost all of the problems in Mexico can be traced back to policies and political attitudes that promote the interests of the lawmakers. Why are people from Mexico flocking to the United States. It is because the US economy is better! Why is the US economy better? It is not because people in the US are smarter or have better resources. It is because US laws, policies and practices (to a large extent) promote the general welfare. And even more importantly; corruption is not tolerated.

Hundreds Rally Against Notre Dame's Obama Invite

timothybrown01 »

Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:54 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 2

Whether we agree with the president or not, we should respect the position and pray for the person. I do not agree with his position on abortion (amoungst other things), I did not vote for him, but he is MY president. I believe he is misguided but I have not seen evidence that he is an evil person. He claims to be a Christian. In these troubled times I think we do the Country harm by actions targeted at discrediting the President. I pray for his success!

Survey: Faith Beliefs of Conservatives, Liberals Differ Greatly

timothybrown01 »

Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:09 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

The survey is not clear on whether the poll was amoungst Christians or the general population. Assuming the survey is amoungst the general population about 17% of people here consider themselves "mostly liberal". Half of that group say their religious faith is very important in their life. That is only about 8% of the population that would fall into the "Godless liberal" category. The survey also indicates about 6% of the population are "Godless conservatives". It most likely the fight between the 6% on one side and the 8% on the other side that causes most of the controversy that divides our Country. It appears to me that most of us are believers who are manipulated by secularists into taking sides in a battle that diverts us from the call of the Holy Spirit.

Survey Offers In-Depth Look at Mainline Protestant Clergy

timothybrown01 »

Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:26 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 6

I would be interested in the demographics of the participants, were the majority from California and New York? Were they from Countries other than the USA? Were they yes / no type questions (Liberal vs Conservative). Did they include an option for "moderate"? Were the questions point blank or was someone "interpreting" the results? To much remains unanswered for me to take this seriously.

Bold Enough to Face the Truth

timothybrown01 »

Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:57 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Joyce Meyers - I wanted to express my gratitute to you and the Spirit that works through you. Though I was a Christian, I was filled with pride that kept me from really experiencing the Joy of salvation. I didn't go to Church because I "understood all that". I don't remember what was said in one of your TV ministies, but after listening to you I started regularly attending Church again and I could not be happier.

Pastors Learn Biblical Evangelism, Shed 'Guilt-Driven Burden'

timothybrown01 »

Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:54 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

It is virtually impossible for non-believers to understand grace. A citation of hypocrisy is used by many non-believers to justify dismissal of a spirit inspired testimony. I am reluctant to evangelize because I am a sinner and might be considered hypocrite because I struggle with many issues. I could pretend, but that is not the right thing to do. I don't actively evangelize unless I know the people I am talking to and they know I have my faults, and strengths. I know it is not fair, but people who really put it out there really need to make sure they can withstand accusations of hypocrisy.

Palin: My Faith, God Have Been Mocked

timothybrown01 »

Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:59 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

It is nice that we have one real Christian in the race. I don't see how anyone can think that either of the two presidential candidates or Biden is a Christian. Though I'm not sure about Biden, I'm sure that if you asked either of the Presidential candidates the meaning of "saved by grace" you would get a blank stare or something from a script.

Alert the Media: A Pastor Believes in Hell

timothybrown01 »

Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:42 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Wishful thinking dongard. It seems to me that some people desperately hope there is no after-life, so they will not have to face the prospect of facing themselves for an eternity.

I don't think I could help others without believing in God. I don't even think I knew what love meant ( or caring about anyone outside my immediate family ) until I was saved by grace. The joy of salvation provides a caring and concern I never imagined. In fact I believe all love comes from god. (1 John 4:16).

Furthermore it seems to me that mankind might still be in the dark ages had it not been for religious wisdom and values.