There should not be any church militias!!! (Separation of church and
state or in theological language kingdom of the left and kingdom of the right.)
However Canada's hospital systems belie your comments they are
efficiently run and well run. Though they are owned by the government.
One of the biggest problems we have here in the states is the profit
motive in health care. It has done all sorts of nasty things to our
insurance rates and actually lessened health care. Doctors offices
and hospitals are only waiting three months before sending accounts
out to collection, and that is after collecting the insurance
fees. It has all come down to profit, and not care.
Stewart
At 08:42 AM 2/3/2009, you wrote:
And I agree with the sentiment expressed (though not the supernatural
part). I just don't agree that we should use the force of government
to compel others to provide what should be voluntary charity. There
are things government does best (national defense, protection against
predation) and things that faith communities and civic associations do
best (basically charity work) and we should not task one with the
other. I don't want church militias patrolling the streets, and I
don't want government run hospitals.
Matthew
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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