Constitutinal rights,Christian standards and Witness.

You know, I haven't had health insurance since 2001.

Not that it isn't available, I do qualify for WI High Risk insurance. Last time i checked the premium 2 years ago it was 2200+ per month. Not 22 dollars. Two Thousand two hundred plus per month.Thats a few thousand more than I make in a year as a Chaplain.

I have had something like 9 or 10 major surgeries, 12 or 14 cat scans, 4 MRI's 1 colonoscopy 16 shots of steroids and hundreds of PT appointments since 1993.

I had a cancer that only 13 others had experienced. Fortunately, it was one of the few non-lethal types.

Dad had stage 3+ colon cancer when discovered, stage 4 at surgery. It has been 8 years since my last colonoscopy, one would sure set my mind at ease. One major argument against the presidents health plan is that the government doesn't have constitutional right to institute it, or that it is a violation of our constitution to implement it.

As a country, and as Christians, we have been more than willing to give up constitutional rights, depending on who proposed that loss. {IMHO}

If anyone wants to take me to task, read through the Patriot Act,see what rights we gave up under G W Bush. More than you would ever believe.

I am getting at the point that it seem that if something is proposed by a liberal, or democratic person, president or institution, it must be bad. Be honest, look closely. Tho we may prefer conservative govt, many conservative republicans are as "degenerate" as those liberal democrats. {only half in jest} Barney Frank may be gay, but it was a Conservative rep from Florida who headed a committee to protect abused children that was in fact soliciting young male pages with texts. Bill Clinton had extramarital affairs, the Governor of one of the Carolinas' has been in adultery for several years. We hate democrats big wasteful government, yet it was under the Bush Administration that the bureaucracy grew the largest ever. Senators and congressmen of both parties have benefits which the average citizen cannot dream of. One term in Congress gives health care for life. It goes on ad finitum, ad nauseum.

There, I probably have offended a few friends and several I don't know. I have been on a "Kick" about consistency tho. Lets be honest,be real and apply the same rules, conscience or standards to ourselves first, and walk perfectly, before we expect others to live up to our standards.

I work with an incredible nurse, one of the finest ICU nurses I've ever seen. I would want her to care for myself, family or the ones I love. After 5 years of working together she fessed up, " I don't believe in God". She was expecting the worst from me. I took a deep breath and asked Why. Her response was chilling. "I have worked here 22 years. Since I started, Born Again Christians have been coming here, telling me what I had to believe, and how I was supposed to live. So I watched them, for all these years. The same folks who were telling me how wrong I was were lying, stealing, cheating on their wives or husband, not paying their taxes.I came to believe that IF THERE REALLY WAS A GOD, THEY WOULDN'T DARE SAY ONE THING AND LIVE THE OPPOSITE. THEY WOULD BE TOO AFRAID.They have proven to me by Their actions there is no God.we aren't talking about a person who is blaming Church Hypocrites, we are talking about a person who studied the most outspoken religious folks she knew, heard their words, and saw their actions.

Jesus said: Tarry ye here in Jerusalem until you are endued with Power from above, and you shall be my witnesses" the Greek word for witness is Martus, which certainly implies a lifestyle rather than a bullhorn.

Ok, so this really doesn't have a lot to do with President Obamas' denial of constitutional rights. It does however speak to evangelical Christianity's do what I tell you you need to do, not as I do attitude. If I don't like it, it must be wrong. It is an attitude I haven't seen Jesus express in Scripture.

More in the future....