Society & Culture

If Catholics are forced to pay for abortions, will Muslims be forced to have and pay for porcine heart valve replacement surgery?

“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they shall receive to themselves condemnation.” (Rom 13.1-2).

1. If our youngster or friend is breaking into cars, homes or stores, real love will confront them. Tough love is needed. Similarly, if one breaks into a country, this is also not only law breaking it is rebellion against God. Repentance is needed! “Criminals, repent. Return home and apply for a visa or green card.”

Even our Lord anticipated the paying of taxes - “render unto Ceasar that which is ceasar” (Math 22:21). Also don’t forget in Math 17 Jesus provided a coin in the mouth of a fish so that Peter could pay the Temple Tax. It is hardly responsible to try to say that the most Christian thing a government can do is to not tax it’s citizens. As a citizen my hope is that the government will be careful with it’s spending - but if they are not, again it is not consistent to assume that we should not pay tax or that the government should not collect tax.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/perry-tells-evangelicals-t… Perry Tells Evangelicals Together They Can Create ‘Next Great Awakening’



http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-16/santorum-seeks-momentum-aft… Business Week on the endorsement

Christian Post: http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-leaders-overwhelmingly-en… Evangelical Leaders Overwhelmingly Endorse Rick Santorum

Will it make any difference or is Romney pretty much a done deal?