I have not posted in a long time, so the only people reading this might be me. I will take my chances. Here is a excerpt from a blog from crown.org, it is written by Chuck Bentley (Crown Financial Ministries, CEO) and it is a great read. Please click the provided link at the end of the excerpt to enjoy the full article.
“I think we should pay attention to the Occupy Wall Street protests.
If you’ve been watching the news reports of these protests, you know that their demands are all over the map, and few people are taking them seriously. That is a mistake.
These protestors are being dismissed, chided and mocked by political conservatives. A very popular financial advisor challenged them to get a job and get rich in order to join the ranks of those they are protesting against… as if getting rich will make greed decrease. Really?
I think all of this is the wrong approach.
Their choice of government over God reveals a dangerous fissure growing in our nation. And Christians need to respond appropriately.
A broad demographic but relatively small base of our population is in the streets chanting in favor of placing government in control of matters that have historically been dealt with in the realm of personal responsibility based upon a strong adherence to Judeo Christian values. Who would have ever thought that in the land of the brave and the home of the free, with nearly 75% of the population identifying themselves as Christians, citizens would rally in favor of an agenda so flawed.
I’ve been taking note of the reasons given for the protests, and I think they boil down to three general complaints. Let’s look at each issue in turn.
First, they are bothered by greed. According to the demands of the protestors, the greedy corporations and individuals (the so-called “1 percenters”) need to give more of their wealth in taxes to fund government programs for the benefit of everybody else (the “99 percenters”). Sounds fair (to them), until you examine where this philosophy will ultimately lead us.”
The full read is here: http://blog.crown.org/
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