A moral obligation or amoral obligation?

Published: August 19, 2009 in The New York Times: President Obama sought Wednesday to reframe the health care debate as “a core ethical and moral obligation,” imploring a coalition of religious leaders to help promote the plan to lower costs and expand insurance coverage for all Americans. “I know there’s been a lot of misinformation in this debate, and there are some folks out there who are frankly bearing false witness,” Mr. Obama told a multidenominational group of pastors, rabbis and other religious leaders who support his goal to remake the nation’s health care system.

Regarding what Mr. Obama refers to as "misinformation", he went on to say, "These are all fabrications that have been put out there in order to discourage people from meeting what I consider to be a core ethical and moral obligation. That is that we look out for one other, that I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper. And in the wealthiest nation on earth right now, we are neglecting to live up to that call."

Are you kidding me? Seriously...Mr. Obama seems to be really confused about the role of government and the extent of individual liberty. It's long been established in America that your rights end where mine begin, but apparently, Mr. Obama believes the rights of government supersede, and may be ever increased, over that of the individual. He is correct in saying humans have the moral obligation, but not in the application by or oversight of the government! We have accountability to our Creator for our action or inaction to "the least of these". Our participation and support of local churches is God's plan, as laid out numerous times in the New Testament. Think of it this way, if both plans could hypothetically become flawlessly successful, which one would promote the Kingdom of Heaven? Which one would have people praising God for submission to His will and the humility and love shown to strangers?

It's ironic to me that the speech mentioned above, made to a multidenominational coalition of religious leaders, was was made by the same man who chose to not select a house of worship for his family. It was reported that the White House had selected the chaplain-led service at Camp David for their family church, but the Huffington Post claims (so it must be true) on June 29, 2009, that the White House even denies that report. So, what we have is the leader of the free world afraid to be seen as a practicing Christian, other than to say he is one, telling religious leaders that he "is his brother's (and sister's) keeper." I'm not sure if I'm more saddened by Cain's denial of responsibility or afraid of Obama's clamoring for it.

Food for thought

Let me get this straight……..

We're going to pass a health care plan written by a committee, whose head says he doesn't understand it,

passed by a Congress that hasn't read it but will exempt themselves from it,

signed by a president that also hasn't read it and who smokes,

with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes,

overseen by a surgeon general who is over weight, and

financed by a country that's nearly broke.


What could possibly go wrong?

-Anonymous