Don't Pray to End Poverty

[Johny Joe Hold]

Today one of the goody two shoes groups in Christianity urged people all over the world to pray to end poverty:

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20101010/christians-challenged-to-commit-prayers-actions-to-end-poverty/

It's a kind of Christian folly, of course. The best thing any of us Christians can do is to tell people who are poor to make more money.

It's as simple as that. I did not pray to end poverty and I hope no one else did either.

[BelieverInGod]

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Well of course it's not going to work. If these people actually cracked a Bible open they would see why.

Mark 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

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All of that is up to Jesus. He rewards and punishes as He sees fit. And He does have plans.

Matthew 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

This verse proves beyond any doubt that God is a Republican.

[Brother Harold Porter]

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Bless you Mayor Hold!

Typical knee-jerk "feel good Christianity" that is all too prevalent in this nation of God.

Some of the promises made by Christians so far include wasting less, shopping ethically, campaigning, giving more time and money, praying and reducing carbon footprints.

All counter-productive concepts if we are to truly make a difference in poverty levels.

Wasting MORE improves the economy and puts the homeless and poor to work in collecting and recycling our waste.

Shopping ethically? What does this even mean? American Christians deserve the best product at the lowest possible price. If this means it comes from the gooks, it's even better as they clearly have faith in Godly American capitalism and continue to purchase Treasury securities.

True Christians™ have little use for "campaigning". God started this country, Satan tried to take it over for a brief period, but God clearly has Lucifer in checkmate as He prepares to rain fire on any liberal that again threatens 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Giving more "time and money" to who? Losers that don't awake until 1:00 PM with the shakes or the narcotic withdrawals?

But "reducing carbon footprints" really lit my fuse. Crude oil, natural gas and coal are gifts from God. To reduce our usage of His gifts is the same as smacking your mother in the face with a dead mackerel. Rather than insulting Him, we should be maximizing our usage of these infinate resources and employing the "poor" and "poverty-stricken" to extract.

I did not pray for those that will not help themselves.

In Christ.

[James Hutchins]

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Yeah.... end poverty, put poor people out of work. Talk about insensitive.

[Billy Bob Jenkins]

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If there were no poor people, who would be hired for entry level positions? If no one were hired for entry level positions, who would advance to upper level positions? The poor provide a foundation for the rest of capitalism. Without them, everyone would be poor!

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

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I am shocked beyond belief! It is clearly blasphemous to pray to end poverty. It is probably the very worst thing (apart from becoming Catholic) a person can do! Homerism pales into insignificance; Witches can be ignored; atheists can go hang but, to pray for an end to poverty is simply WRONG!

M't:26:11: For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
M'r:14:7: For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

There you have it – written, not once, but TWICE, by God!

Ending poverty would mean destroying a prophecy of Christ Himself!

Can you imagine the vile gloating amongst atheists? “Where is your God now? Ha!”

It simply does not bear thinking about!

[Pastor Isaac Peters]

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Jesus told us to pray that the Father's will be done:

Matt. 6:10: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.

Luke 11:2: And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

As already noted, Jesus said that we have the poor with us always. It is therefore plainly not the Father's will that poverty should end; if it were, what would stop God Almighty from simply snapping His fingers and poofing poverty out of existence?

[David Micheal]

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I prayed for the poor people find their way to JESUS and become True Christians so that the Lord may provide to them.