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The Poor and the Bible

One would think the men of the cloth would be familiar with the Bible, especially when it comes to the poor.

“The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.” (Proverbs 29:7)

“Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” (Psalm 82: 3-4)

“It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.” (Proverbs: 14-21)

So how is it that the disciples of global warming sect find it okay to push for “green sources of energy” that inevitably will harm the poorest of the poor among us? How is it that those on the left can flippantly choose those green policies that will inevitably harm the poor?

Closing down a pipeline will assuredly and predictably cause energy prices to rise. This is not rocket science! Why do liberals cheer this when the poor will be harmed the most? 

If my house gets cold in the winter, I can merely turn up the thermostat. Granted, I do not like paying more for heat, but I can afford it. But what happens when the home of a poor person gets cold? I suppose that he or she can also just turn up the thermostat … that is, if he/she does not want to eat.

When the price of gas goes way up as it has done recently, I can merely drive less as I am retired. However what happens to that less fortunate person who has to work to eat, and has to drive to work? I suppose that he can stop driving to work … and consequently stop eating, or he can continue driving to work even though the gas prices are astronomical … and stop eating. With no viable alternative which Hobson’s choice should he take? 

Perhaps we should ask a liberal, and better yet ask a liberal of the cloth who should be familiar with what the Bible says on how we should treat the poor. Perhaps we should ask the Bishop of San Diego, Robert McElroy, who appears to be a big backer of the liberal green agenda. 

(FYI: You can ask all you wish, but do not expect a response. I have been emailing Bishop McElroy for the past ten months, and have never received a response from him … I swear on the Bible.)

Recently that same Bishop McElroy criticized a document draft by the U.S. bishops on social spending, saying that it was “weak” on fossil fuels and should have included language about divesting from oil in order to slow climate change. …”Damn the tragic consequences for the poor; full speed ahead!”

Feasibly, because he never has to drive anywhere, and he lives in San Diego where it doesn’t get very cold in the winter, he is unfamiliar with what is happening to the poor, because of the present liberal green energy policies.

Perhaps the honorable Bishop of San Diego is also not familiar with how the President of Uganda views the forcing of green energy upon the African continent and consequently on the African people. Uganda President Yoweri K. Museveni has rejected the Western push for dropping traditional fuels in the name of fighting climate change, arguing that the policies “force poverty on Africa” and tend to endanger the safety and wellbeing of the poorest of the poor.”

Here we are again  … “the poorest of the poor,” and the lack of a coherent response from liberals like Bishop McElroy, who we would expect to be familiar with how God expects all of us to act towards them … Hmmm! 

BTW: Best of luck to Bishop McElroy in his upcoming open heart surgery. Even though I do not agree with his politics, May God be with him.

11/22/21

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