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It isn't our position to judge the needy but we often do. Many wealthy conservative people in this great nation do not believe they should pay taxes for social service programs and instead engage in judgment and oppression of the poor. They view the poor as a threat to their excessive wealth.

Proverbs 14:31 New International Version (NIV)

31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+14%3A31&version=NIV

DACA

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Every wall supporting Trump voter cheering the end of DACA that claims to be Christian could use a look at what the bible says about the treatment of foreigners. I don't consider dreamers to be foreigners, but since you likely do here ya go! This is NIV, but whatever version you choose the message is clear.

Exodus 22:21-24 NIV
21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. 22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. 23 If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless

http://www.biblestudytools.com/exodus/passage/?q=exodus+22:21-24

Don't Choose Judgement over Cooperation

I would like to share a verse from the bible that is central to how we should treat those with differing political beliefs. Politics was not the context but the teaching applies, especially in a time when neither side of the aisle is willing to work with the other. Passing judgment and then standing on it as principle in an attempt to blockade differing views is contrary to what Jesus taught. Jesus taught about love, kindness and working together.

“Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.”

-Romans 14:13 | NIV |

Don't Decry Secular Christmas Values

I believe in the idea that Christ is the most important aspect of Christmas, but I refuse to discount or disregard secular Christmas traditions. The whole point of celebrating Christmas so near to pagan and other holidays was to spread the message of Christ by example, not decry older or newer traditions around this time of year. 

The only way to keep Christ in Christmas is to live and act through his teachings, not chastise others. When you lecture people about the meaning of Christmas it only serves to drive them away from Christianity. Keep Christ in Christmas by loving those that don't, not by scolding them. Evangelize through moral and kind actions instead of rhetoric. Let God do good through you so that others may see and benefit from it instead.

Christmas should be a time of unity, not a divisive war on secular or pagan values. Christmas isn't about picking fights with people that have Jewish, Buddhist, Hindi, Agnostic, or even Atheist beliefs. All of us are created equal and if our beliefs aren't infringing on the rights of others they should be respected even if not shared.

Being LBGTQ is NOT a sin!

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