Catholic values in a hostile political climate

Many Catholic groups have come out and supported a government sponsored health care program that meets all requirements of Catholic teaching, namely health care for all human life from conception to natural death.

Groups such as the Saint Vincent DePaul Society, Catholic Charities, and even the USCCB have recently announced support for such a government program.

While this sounds like a viable thing we all could and should get behind and support. There are a couple of problems with this.

Number one, the current administration has clearly demonstrated their willingness to say one thing and do another. Even if by some change in their approach to this subject they agree to ALL of the requirements of Church teaching to get approval of a government controlled national health care plan, their track record tells us that they will not live up to any such agreement and our Children and Grandchildren will be saddled with a health care plan that funds abortions, does not provide for health care of an unborn human, and will deny health care to old or terminally ill patients.

Number two, the current administration will (as they already have) start spouting advertisements that the Catholic Church, St. Vincent DePaul, and Catholic charities supports the currently proposed health care plan which clearly provides for all of the issues listed above.

I believe the best course of action now, is the one many Americans are taking. Get Vocal, attend town meetings, write your representatives and let them know we do not trust them for obvious reasons and because of this we will not support ANY health care plan sponsored by this anti life pro death culture administration…

2 Timothy 4: 1 – 5
——————————————————————————–

——————————————————————————–

Matthew 5: 13 – 16
——————————————————————————–

For 50 years our society has been turning away from classifying individuals by race, religion, and ethnic background. Martin Luther King and many others gave their lives for this worthy vision. We now have a President and administration that is working feverishly to reestablish a society based on classes. The only difference is that he would like to reorder the classes to his own ideology.

It appears that he would like to turn the previous classes upside down and have the classes that were the underdogs in the old class system be the superior class in his new system and vice versa. This is not entirely the case because there seems to be some exceptions to a complete reversal. It seems that he would like former minorities to become the new upper class and the old white majority to be the lower class; however, he also appears to want to create a new super elite class of those who would rule the rest of us and would have (as they do now) different (and better) health care and retirement plans then the unwashed masses.

What leads me to this conclusion? Several things; for one the appointment of a individual to the supreme court that has openly and frequently expressed opinions that amounts to favoritism for certain classes of people. Obama has expressed and demonstrated his bias against the very young (abortion) and the very old (limited health care).

His current health care plan and his recent comments appear to favor reducing medical care for the elderly (they should accept old age and the aches, pains, and illnesses that go with it and quit seeking expensive health care and medications) and increase provision for tax payer provided abortions.

People such as myself are being told we should be more compassionate and give up the benefits we have paid for all our lives to those who have not paid anything into these government controlled Medicare and Social Security systems. Those of us who have built this country, who have paid income taxes to local, state and federal governments, paid taxes on our homes, sales taxes on all purchases, paid into Medicare and Social Security, and numerous other taxes through cost of goods and services that were taxed by various government agencies on the producers of these goods and services, are expected to fade quietly into the sunset.

The ironic part of this whole government fiasco is that people such as myself have been more responsible and more compassionate than those currently in power. We retired people that are under attack by this administration; have provided for our own families, for our own retirement, and also have donated generously to charitable organizations and causes. Many of us provide volunteer services to the needy of our area. Yet, this administration which has not done anything to advance our society, but has done much to devalue and dehumanize human life places themselves at a superior level and attempts to tell us that they know better than us and better then our creator what we should do.

Why, we ask ourselves is this happening? The answer, I fear is that they are not concerned about us or any class that they seek power over; this is all a ploy to gain and keep power and to establish for themselves a powerbase that cannot be destroyed or eliminated by anyone or anything. This is not new in our world we have seen it all before. Fortunately, we have not seen it before in our beloved America and I pray that they are not successful in their attempts to implement it here now. However, if we are alert and paying attention, all of the signs are here.

1. Already they are attempting to gain control over census taking and redistricting to control voting and voters.
2. They have established organizations (such as ACORN) to interfere with the free election systems.
3. They are already taking steps to eliminate or modify the 22^nd amendment which limits presidential terms.
4. They are attempting to gain voting rights for illegal aliens who they can coerce into voting for them.
5. Once they gain sufficient power they can (as they already are in some areas) enact, delete, and modify laws to their own benefit.
6. They are now asking private citizens to inform on other citizens and tell the Whitehouse if they get emails with negative statements about their healthcare plan.
7. They have zero tolerance for any opposing opinion contrary to their own.
8. They claim all individuals will be able to keep their own current healthcare insurance knowing that their healthcare system will force these providers out of business.   
9. They have successfully recruited most of the old mainstream media into their camp to the point that these old mainstream media outlets no longer engage in journalism, they now spend all their time aiding and abetting the power structure of this ideology. Apparently, they expect to be part of the ruling class elite in the new order.

     10.  They are showing complete contempt for the constituents that have erroneously placed them in   power. They call anyone who  dares express their God given right to free speech and disagree with them, angry and unruly mobs or hateful right wing nut jobs. This is a common trait among those who do not want to debate issues with logic and common sense. Attack their character and marginalize your opposition so you do not have to face them honestly. 

Ask your representative; “If I were the same age as Senator Kennedy and was diagnosed with the same condition; under the proposed healthcare plan, would I receive the same treatment?” If your representative answers yes, watch and see if his or her nose is growing.

They are supporting the special interest trial lawyer groups which are primarily responsible for our sky rocketing healthcare cost. Malpractice insurance is ridiculously expensive because of millions of lawyers on TV begging people who have lost loved ones or had a bad outcome from medical care to “allow” them to sue in your behalf. If they can gouge millions from the Doctors and insurance companies they can pay for millions more TV ads to do it all over again. If by some quirk of fate they get an honest judge and are unable to collect, no big deal, it cost you nothing; we will have better luck the next time.

It is time to wake up America, now is the time to join the millions of other true Americans that are beginning to mobilize against this move to socialism. I suggest joining in with the peaceful demonstrations, writing not just emails to your non-representing representatives but good old fashioned letter writing. Support the failing government run post office and load the representatives up with paper, it is harder to get rid of then emails. Maybe just maybe if enough of us write and get vocal they might just think we mean it this time. If we are successful in convincing them that we are on this and will not get off of it until they start listening and start representing US, then they will begin to do our bidding instead of the power hungry leaders they have in congress. And once they quit listening to their power hungry leaders in congress, their power hungry leaders will start to lose their power. Sound like a plan? Let’s do it.

“If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.”

John 15:18

Too soon old, to late smart……….

When evil days are upon us and the worker of malice gains power, we must attend to our own souls and seek to know the ways of the Lord. In those times reverential fear and perseverance will sustain our faith, and we will find need of forbearance and self-restraint as well. Provided that we hold fast to these virtues and look to the Lord, then wisdom, understanding, knowledge and insight will make joyous company with them.