Closing USAID

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus was crazy. He literally spread his religion around the globe and said rich men could not get into heaven. Rich men were like passing a camel through the “eye of a needle.”

We don’t have either of those items in the US. But the idea is that it’s really hard to get into heaven and enjoy eternal love if you are rich!

That is why we shut it all down. Pro poor in that agency. America is not pro poor at all any more. Peace corps is the worst . I don’t know why they didn’t bring those kids home yet.

There is a lot of truth in this post. The declining influence of mainstream churches and the teachings of Jesus have contributed greatly to our current situation, not just shutting down USAID but also Trump in general. Nowadays it seems like most people are religious wackos (like Vance and his twisted form of Catholicism), atheists, or in some sort of wellness cult. There is a lot of blame to go around for this turn of events, including the Catholic Church not keeping its house clean (to say the least) but part of what we are seeing today is the result of people becoming unmoored from any sort of moral code. Organized religion doesn’t have to provide that moral code, but for a lot of people it did, and now there is a vacuum.

Jesus would be considered extremely woke by today’s standards. I don’t think most Christians would approve.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus was crazy. He literally spread his religion around the globe and said rich men could not get into heaven. Rich men were like passing a camel through the “eye of a needle.”

We don’t have either of those items in the US. But the idea is that it’s really hard to get into heaven and enjoy eternal love if you are rich!

That is why we shut it all down. Pro poor in that agency. America is not pro poor at all any more. Peace corps is the worst . I don’t know why they didn’t bring those kids home yet.

There is a lot of truth in this post. The declining influence of mainstream churches and the teachings of Jesus have contributed greatly to our current situation, not just shutting down USAID but also Trump in general. Nowadays it seems like most people are religious wackos (like Vance and his twisted form of Catholicism), atheists, or in some sort of wellness cult. There is a lot of blame to go around for this turn of events, including the Catholic Church not keeping its house clean (to say the least) but part of what we are seeing today is the result of people becoming unmoored from any sort of moral code. Organized religion doesn’t have to provide that moral code, but for a lot of people it did, and now there is a vacuum.

Jesus would be considered extremely woke by today’s standards. I don’t think most Christians would approve.

+1 He was the OG SJW. He taught about compassion and reaching marginalized groups, taking care of the poor, welcoming foreigners. However, He did not care about politics. But, He did go against the Judaic law and performed a miracle "work" on the Sabbath. So, He was also a law breaker when man's law went against God's work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus was crazy. He literally spread his religion around the globe and said rich men could not get into heaven. Rich men were like passing a camel through the “eye of a needle.”

We don’t have either of those items in the US. But the idea is that it’s really hard to get into heaven and enjoy eternal love if you are rich!

That is why we shut it all down. Pro poor in that agency. America is not pro poor at all any more. Peace corps is the worst . I don’t know why they didn’t bring those kids home yet.

There is a lot of truth in this post. The declining influence of mainstream churches and the teachings of Jesus have contributed greatly to our current situation, not just shutting down USAID but also Trump in general. Nowadays it seems like most people are religious wackos (like Vance and his twisted form of Catholicism), atheists, or in some sort of wellness cult. There is a lot of blame to go around for this turn of events, including the Catholic Church not keeping its house clean (to say the least) but part of what we are seeing today is the result of people becoming unmoored from any sort of moral code. Organized religion doesn’t have to provide that moral code, but for a lot of people it did, and now there is a vacuum.

Jesus would be considered extremely woke by today’s standards. I don’t think most Christians would approve.

+1

That's true:

https://www.newsweek.com/evangelicals-rejecting-jesus-teachings-liberal-talking-points-pastor-1818706

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus was crazy. He literally spread his religion around the globe and said rich men could not get into heaven. Rich men were like passing a camel through the “eye of a needle.”

We don’t have either of those items in the US. But the idea is that it’s really hard to get into heaven and enjoy eternal love if you are rich!

That is why we shut it all down. Pro poor in that agency. America is not pro poor at all any more. Peace corps is the worst . I don’t know why they didn’t bring those kids home yet.

There is a lot of truth in this post. The declining influence of mainstream churches and the teachings of Jesus have contributed greatly to our current situation, not just shutting down USAID but also Trump in general. Nowadays it seems like most people are religious wackos (like Vance and his twisted form of Catholicism), atheists, or in some sort of wellness cult. There is a lot of blame to go around for this turn of events, including the Catholic Church not keeping its house clean (to say the least) but part of what we are seeing today is the result of people becoming unmoored from any sort of moral code. Organized religion doesn’t have to provide that moral code, but for a lot of people it did, and now there is a vacuum.

Jesus would be considered extremely woke by today’s standards. I don’t think most Christians would approve.

+1 He was the OG SJW. He taught about compassion and reaching marginalized groups, taking care of the poor, welcoming foreigners. However, He did not care about politics. But, He did go against the Judaic law and performed a miracle "work" on the Sabbath. So, He was also a law breaker when man's law went against God's work.

Agree with all of this!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jesus was crazy. He literally spread his religion around the globe and said rich men could not get into heaven. Rich men were like passing a camel through the “eye of a needle.”

We don’t have either of those items in the US. But the idea is that it’s really hard to get into heaven and enjoy eternal love if you are rich!

That is why we shut it all down. Pro poor in that agency. America is not pro poor at all any more. Peace corps is the worst . I don’t know why they didn’t bring those kids home yet.

There is a lot of truth in this post. The declining influence of mainstream churches and the teachings of Jesus have contributed greatly to our current situation, not just shutting down USAID but also Trump in general. Nowadays it seems like most people are religious wackos (like Vance and his twisted form of Catholicism), atheists, or in some sort of wellness cult. There is a lot of blame to go around for this turn of events, including the Catholic Church not keeping its house clean (to say the least) but part of what we are seeing today is the result of people becoming unmoored from any sort of moral code. Organized religion doesn’t have to provide that moral code, but for a lot of people it did, and now there is a vacuum.

Jesus would be considered extremely woke by today’s standards. I don’t think most Christians would approve.

+1 He was the OG SJW. He taught about compassion and reaching marginalized groups, taking care of the poor, welcoming foreigners. However, He did not care about politics. But, He did go against the Judaic law and performed a miracle "work" on the Sabbath. So, He was also a law breaker when man's law went against God's work.

Agree with all of this!!!

+100. I no longer practice but I believe in the his teachings. Once you learn that.. it sort of centers all other things in the world. I love all the creatures of the world too. I am okay with being called a snowflake.

[Anonymous]

I am okay with being mocked. I am okay with feeling pain when my faith is tested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

“Where does the Constitution demand that we, the American people, fund Democrat pet projects?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

“Where does the Constitution demand that we, the American people, fund Democrat pet projects?”

When the American people elect congressional representatives who vote to fund them, but I guess you prefer fascism and a president who does not honor the Constitution.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t this agency dead already?

Who cares what it did or even why it did it. It’s gone.

[Anonymous]

Where did Jesus say to make the government be charitable?

We are all free to donate funds to charities. DH and I contribute a good portion of our income. I'd rather choose where to donate than to have my taxes paying for drag shows in Ecuador.

USAID will likely continue to support valid charities --after they've cleaned things up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this agency dead already?

Who cares what it did or even why it did it. It’s gone.

No, it isn't dead. There are plans for USAID to reemerge as a part of the State Department - but there are problems with this. And the easiest path would be to reinstate USAID - but Trump/Musk refuses to do anything the right way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

“Where does the Constitution demand that we, the American people, fund Democrat pet projects?”

When the American people elect congressional representatives who vote to fund them, but I guess you prefer fascism and a president who does not honor the Constitution.

+1. Marco Rubio Republican Senator from Florida was a big proponent of USAID until he lost his spine and conscience. You don’t like how your Congresspeople are spending your money-vote out your Congressperson. Don’t get a South African billionaire to cut random pieces of govt that investigate his business interests and call that consistent with the Constitution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

“Where does the Constitution demand that we, the American people, fund Democrat pet projects?”

It doesn’t. Unfortunately the Constitution was predicated on the belief that voters and their elected representatives understood the importance of diplomacy over unnecessary bloodshed.