tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post66090909354297127..comments2023-10-28T02:59:37.028-07:00Comments on E m e r g i n g ...Q u a k e r i s m ..L i t e r a t u r e ..R e l i g i o n ... L i f e: "Everything for everyone?"Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-10873007036361278362011-10-07T19:11:39.228-07:002011-10-07T19:11:39.228-07:00I am around a sea of people who denounce governmen...I am around a sea of people who denounce government help, higher taxes, etc. I do wonder how much we should expect out of the state; I am looking at it from my mildly Anabaptist perspective. Yet God will judge peoples on how they treat each other.<br /><br />In the main I agree fully with you (and Bill). I'm just not on board with this American enterprise, I guess.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692748462514869882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-7234152640888837132011-09-14T16:33:31.329-07:002011-09-14T16:33:31.329-07:00Thanks Bill and amen.Thanks Bill and amen.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265511791146423221.post-38977935740838488862011-09-14T03:41:13.464-07:002011-09-14T03:41:13.464-07:00It may be an over-individualistic culture. The ide...It may be an over-individualistic culture. The idea is that it's all about me. There has also been a generosity of spirit in play in America which has served as a counter-balance, but that seems to have weakened.<br /><br />When the choice is whether I, as a reasonably affluent individual, should contribute so that those less fortunate can have needs such as medical care met, or whether I should let them suffer or die so I can keep all my money, more and more people seem to want to make the latter choice. It seems to me that they are to some degree denying their very humanity here. We are each part of the whole, and recent studies have shown that is built into us as humans (also in many other species studied). As believers, we see this as God-given.<br /><br />I too dread living in a society where people don't care about the welfare of others with whom they do not already have a family or friendship connection.Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.com