Follow up...

"Take America back from who? and for the good of all or just the strong, powerful and wealthy? I definitely agree that the weak old man should live in quarters suited to a man who can't contribute to society in a way that fattens his pocketbook. Even if his savings was affected by the drop in housing prices or stock market. The time of fairness is over. I don't know what that means, but it doesn't sound good. Does it mean that we no longer are responsible to be humane to people just for being alive. I guess it means we can finally treat people according to how much money they make, as that is the true measure of human quality.
What is this idea of tolerance. What price has been paid forever? Has your conscience been paying? I don't understand. Are you talking about the welfare program that is put in place to assist people who have been put in hard times by circumstances out of their control? Welfare reform is a constant need, as people do get too comfortable with help and people will learn to exploit the system. Does this situation infuriate you?
Have you been coddling minorities?
I don't understand your email, and I believe the guy who wrote that article just needs one good night with Aunt Jemima to open his eyes.
Yes, the time of kindness is over!! Kick homeless people, enthusiastically look down upon cultures that are different than yours, and lie cheat and steal to make more money in your life because that is what we are alive for - and all this because the majority elected a black president! Hip hip hooray!!" -- JMcD

Take America back from the corrupt Government. Take America back for the reasons and principles on which this country was founded. Take America back for the people, and not the government. Give it back to each according to their contributions and input. Fairness? Affirmative Action...now's not the time to meet quotas. Now is the time to put the best people in place. Something you've obviously missed, is that I will support the Leaders of MY COUNTRY. I will scrutinize policy and appointments in Barack's cabinet as well. Yes we can! That's part of being an American. Being objective and having a back-bone...being able to voice what one feels is right, being able to openly praise AND oppose. Yes we can!

Your re-buttle to the weak old man is weak. Savings? What? What you obviously don't understand is that he absolutely CAN contribute to "society". That is what I'm saying...According to his strengths and skills. If he "CHOOSES" not to, then forget him. I'm not paying him...welfare. Oh man, how skewed your interpretations are. Humane does not mean supporting the lazy. Humane does not mean taxing the one's who create jobs, and using that money to extend un-employment benefits. I volunteer my time, and my money, so please don't judge me with your false assumptions. What's better...giving capable people hand-outs, or giving in-capable people care and blessings? This is the difference that I'm talking about. Just being alive doesn't mean that you get free-bees. You want free-bees then walk up and down the isles at Costco.

Your outlook on life is very negative..."treat people according to how much money they make"? C'mon, that wasn't stated anywhere in my response. What's fair is paying people according to their input. What's fair is rewarding those who do volunteer. What's fair is giving credits to those who create jobs. That's fair. Nowhere did I say that the amount of money is relative to fairness. You mis-understood.
How bleak your views. Tolerance? I should be able to have a conversation about my non-support of gay marriages without being called a biggot. They can flaunt their propaganda all day and it's called Pride. Stand up against it and one is hateful, and insensitive. I should be able to openly discuss that the race card is finally over with, and yes Barack has had a HUGE, if not the biggest, role in that and I applaud him. But, I'm racist and insensitive if I discuss race. "I don't know what it was like to be black in the 60's and earlier." Well neither do most of the people that play the card. Even now, you took what you wanted to take from my email, and turned it into me "hate mongering". I should be able to denounce abortion in public. But no, no, no...That makes me some sort of Pharisee. That shows that I have no compassion, and that I again am insensitive.

Not sure about your relation of tolerance to welfare/welfare reform. Welfare reform is in need, we do agree. Barack wants to extend the basic un-employment plan to an additional 3 months. That breeds laziness. Sometimes people come into hard times, I agree with you here too. My response to this is that sometimes during tough times we have to take jobs that we don't want to take. Sometimes, we have to clean the grease traps at McDonalds, and deliver papers. It might not be what we dreamed of, but it is work, and there's no shame in that. I don't know how to say this any more clearly...I do feel that we need to be selective with those that we give welfare to. If one is capable, and just doesn't want to take a job that is "below" them, then that's their problem. People being selective with the job/industry that they want to work in, is their problem. My father is a Psychologist, and he worked as a pizza maker and delivery guy while getting his PHD. He also, held two other part-time jobs during this time. He would've rather spent time with his 3 young babies, but that wasn't an option. Neither was government hand-outs. I know companies right now that are begging for employees. There is work out there and it might not be glamorous, but it's work. It's putting money back into the economy, and it's doing what is our duty as Americans, paying income tax, which stimulates the economy. So, yes it does infuriate me. Part of me wants the whole system suspended in-definitely, but then America would have no heart. It's absurd how much money is abused in our current welfare system and it's disgusting. So, yes.

"Yes, the time of kindness is over!! Kick homeless people, enthusiastically look down upon cultures that are different than yours, and lie cheat and steal to make more money in your life because that is what we are alive for - and all this because the majority elected a black president! Hip hip hooray!!" This ending is just completely weak and unfounded. You might have been the only one who read my response through those glasses. "...all because we elected a black president"? I never said anything about that.

Missional living is a life-style that we should all embrace. This life-style is centered around kindness and mercy. Centered around the giving of time and resources to those who need it most. I will apologize for not clarifying my definition of "weak". Weak is not working, when you can. Weak is capable people using the American people to get by. Weak is people who complain about the hand that they've been dealt, and yet do nothing to change it. Weak is saying that we should be more humane and giving, and yet they've never given time or resources. Weak does not mean the people who literally can't take care of themselves. They need to be taken care of...it's part of missional living. In Dallas my wife and I began to volunteer at battered women's shelters and a Church-based State-funded foster program. So, before I get called a hypocrite I wanted you to know that. I don't want any kudos, I do it because that's what's right. And that is another one of my duties as an American!