Is Free Lunch Program a Wonderful Idea or Another Wasteful Program?
Chris D
2012/07/05 17:00:00
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The free lunch program that is supposed to feed kids in need is really just a free lunch for anyone who shows up. Do you think it's a waste of tax payers' money?
FOXNEWS.COM reports:
FOXNEWS.COM reports:
Every summer across the country, more than 3 million children eat for free at more than 30,000 sites, from schools to recreation centers to migrant worker camps. It's a valuable resource for families who are struggling -- but, critics say, a convenient freebie for those who aren't.
Read More: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/05/taxpaye...
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Nick 2012/07/05 18:28:41Free lunch, please!
We are paying farmers in Afghanistan to not grow opium; obviously, we can afford to give away a few free lunches to hungry American citizens.
Don't make your enemies my enemy. Your hate is not my hate. I am no enemy of Islam. What makes your sort of thinking so absurd is that there is ultimately very little difference between any of the Abrahmic faiths. Christianity, Judaism and Islam are all derived from the same religious traditions. They all claim to follow the same ethical code.
There is absolutely no reason for the nations of the Middle East to be the enemies of the United States of America. None of them pose a realistic threat to our national security. To be certain, a radical group could launch a terrorist attack, but none of them could launch an invasion on the United States of America. The United States of America has not been invaded since the War of 1812.
Well, let me just say that Islam is the enemy of anyone who isn't a Muslim; the same cannot be said for Judaism and Christianity; especially true Christians, who understand the lessons of Christ. He didn't say "love thy neighbor" for nothing.
You see, like most hateful atheists, you try to ascribe the faults and failings of the flawed, human believers, to the overall faith itself. This is wrong-headed, and is ultimately unfair.
So, by your logic, there is absolutely no reason why America should ever make a move to defend ourselves?
What about, say, Pearl Harbor? Should we just have let that pass, too, and let the Japanese and Germans take the world until we were the only country left?
All three of the Abrahamic faiths derive their system of belief from the same texts. Historically speaking, both Judaism and Christianity have waged wars against the followers of other faiths. Moses led genocidal wars against the Midianites and the Canaanites. Likewise, Christianity has a bloody history of forcing others to convert to their faith. Ask a Native American if they felt the love from their European neighbor.
I will, however, readily concede that many followers of Islam have in many ways been reticent to enter the modern world. They cling tenaciously to ideals that others abandoned during the past two hundred years.
You told a lie when you wrote, “You see, like most hateful atheists, you try to ascribe the faults and failings of the flawed, human believers, to the overall faith itself.” I never wrote anything that conveyed this sentiment. You owe me an apology.
Likewise, I never said the United States should refrain from defending itself. I do, however, hold that we should refrain from becoming involved in needless foreign entanglements. The current conflicts in the Middle East are of no concern to the United States of America.
"Christianity has a bloody history of forcing others to convert to their faith" No; that is a blatant misconception.
Catholicism has a bloody history of conversion by the sword. Post-Reformation Christianity and Catholicism are nodding acquaintances, at best, ideologically speaking. True Christians realize that forced coversion is not conversion at all.
The Founders, too, warned against foreign entanglemens, and I would tend to agree, overall. However, it was much easier to avoid such things in 1776, when a voyage to Europe took months, rather than hours. Things change.
I never know what to think about he Indians; you hear so much on both sides of the issue.
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Catholics are christian. In fact, the Catholic Church the largest Christian denomination on the planet, boasting a billion members. Are you seriously going to claim that for the one and a half millennium prior to the reformation, there were no Christians or "True Christians."
The term, "True Christian," is ultimately meaningless. There have been over thirty thousand different denominations and sects of Christianity. Each and every one of them believing they are the true followers of Christ. Quite a few of them, protestant and Catholic, have been quite willing to force others to follow their faith.
Regarding protestants using forced conversion, Native Americans here in the United States had their children taken from them and placed in boarding schools that were run by missionaries from various religious organizations. At these schools, the children were forbidden from speaking their tribal language and were required to attend Sunday...
http://www.examiner.com/artic...
Catholics are christian. In fact, the Catholic Church the largest Christian denomination on the planet, boasting a billion members. Are you seriously going to claim that for the one and a half millennium prior to the reformation, there were no Christians or "True Christians."
The term, "True Christian," is ultimately meaningless. There have been over thirty thousand different denominations and sects of Christianity. Each and every one of them believing they are the true followers of Christ. Quite a few of them, protestant and Catholic, have been quite willing to force others to follow their faith.
Regarding protestants using forced conversion, Native Americans here in the United States had their children taken from them and placed in boarding schools that were run by missionaries from various religious organizations. At these schools, the children were forbidden from speaking their tribal language and were required to attend Sunday services.
Another example comes from the Irish Potato famine. Protestant English churches would offer food to those Irish who would renounce the Catholic church. Many Irish died of starvation rather than submit to the forced conversion.
Without a doubt, we can easily travel to the Middle East. That does not mean that we should allow ourselves to become involved in their conflicts. The fate of those nations is not our concern.
Furthermore, the U.S.A. is not very good at influencing the Middle East. All of our efforts to shape the region merely created the blowback that manifested as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
I've a question for you. Why do you call me a hateful atheist, when I am the one who is advocating for peace?
Food goes as fast as money. Life is much harder if you have neither.
I believe it is good for kids that really need it but the majority that use it really dont need it... their parents just fail at making lunch for them