Faith Based In Whom?

"Whose bread you eat his song you sing."

Democrat Presidential nominee Obama stated he would not only keep President Bush’s Faith Based program, he will expanded it. But, ah yes the big but, he will insist all federal laws and anti discrimination polices be enforced—and proselytizing will not be allowed. No praying. No witnessing. What then is left for evangelical Christians? Just another secular government program I am sorry to say,

Federal monies are not free. There is always a price to pay. Sodomites, atheists, and every other secular advocate will insist on being part of any and all future Faith Based programs. And they will be fully backed by the President and the Federal government and its agencies. When the program started, many left-leaning social gospel organizations were already the first in line.

As I said, federal monies are not free. It costs someone. Government grants, loans, and funds lead to increased rules and regulations. Worse yet, the offer of federal monies brings out the looting mentality in best of people. "Thou shall not steal"and "Thou shall not covet" are ignored in the quest for federal monies.

"If we don’t get the funds someone else will." A paraphrase I heard, I am sorry to say, from several evangelical Christian friends when I questioned supporting the Faith Based endeavor. I did not support the idea then and certainly do not now.

Government has no money. All federal funds are monies taken from someone else, either through taxation, or through increasing the money supply and pilfering from everyone through inflation.

The federal government’s constitutional mandate is to protect us from an external threat and to insure equal administration of justice. When government force is used to take money from one citizen to economically benefit another that is thievery—looting.

Escalating government spending and increasing debt sap the dollar’s purchasing power. The increasing plethora of government regulations increasingly chokes economic growth. The inevitable result? Our frayed social fabric finally shredded. Our dwindling middle-class nonexistent. A wealthy few reign, the rest live in want and despair.

The good news, it is not too late to attain the promise of God’s best that can be ours. The best that can be ours, however, will not come through vote buying political promises offering more secular government programs.

There were those who believed President Bush’s Faith Based Program a good cause, and supported it with good intentions. But there are thousands of federal financed causes, causes others believe are deserving—particularly those who receive or hope to receive federal funds.

Faith based yes, but faith in whom or what? Will it be "Government shall supply all my wants" or will it be "My God shall supply all my needs?"

__________ Michael E. Odell

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