tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post2943337376954950897..comments2023-10-29T03:07:29.951-05:00Comments on left cheek: The Poor Will Always Be Amongst ...jasdyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-53958819312612802382012-10-15T17:01:55.801-05:002012-10-15T17:01:55.801-05:00I just can't win... ;)I just can't win... ;)jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-72417796176426725522012-10-15T14:39:26.130-05:002012-10-15T14:39:26.130-05:00I was going to make a comment on the "the poo...I was going to make a comment on the "the poor will always be with you" statement but first...um, looking at the sidebar on this blog, with the blue text on the orange bg, that is extremely painful on the eyes. And it's almost completely unreadable. Can the colors be adjusted so it doesn't hurt so much to come to this page?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-2880059087428041062011-06-26T11:28:37.532-05:002011-06-26T11:28:37.532-05:00Well, greens in and of themselves aren't bad, ...Well, greens in and of themselves aren't bad, it's what gets added to them for flavor like bacon drippings. Most of our food can be "healthified", if you will, but it takes education. I'm going through that now with my mother who's on a low salt diet and she hasn't been used to the variety in foods that I have been exposed to. So, I'm introducing her to healthier, tastier ways of eating. But you're right about cooking what's quick. I'm guilty too, but at least I possess the knowledge and means to eat healthier when I choose to.Pat Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816630368283863195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-64357057855484037882011-06-25T22:29:25.150-05:002011-06-25T22:29:25.150-05:00Pat,
great response.
As far as the food deficie...Pat, <br />great response. <br /><br />As far as the food deficiencies for the poor, there's so much that can be said about it. I'm thinking now of soul food, which is basically just the common staples of poor folk in the country in the south of US. Along with all the fatty foods, though, were greens and other foods considered healthy by today's standards. But since much of the poor live in urban areas and far removed from their own food production, what we have is a lot of highly processed and highly addictive foods. Since so much time (especially for the poor) is spent doing other stuff, cooking can't be (and wouldn't be - since it's no longer the cultural touchstone it once was, replaced by the tv) a priority.<br /><br />Since cooking is no longer a priority, cheap, fast food is. Although some forms of soul food are used in celebratory meals with some of my friends with southern roots, I don't see much greens to go with the mac'n'cheese. <br /><br />I can't complain, myself. Even simple cooking can sometimes be a chore for me. So I'm more likely to put a frozen pizza in the oven than bake some chicken and rice. Let alone buy and make something as healthy as most foods were thirty or forty years ago - before most of our poultry and cows were fed corn almost exclusively.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-77915376400135812842011-06-25T19:46:35.364-05:002011-06-25T19:46:35.364-05:00First, did Megan McArdle ever consider the fact th...First, did Megan McArdle ever consider the fact that some of the most unhealthy food is the cheapest? What people need is education about making better choices. Until that happens, people will continue to do what they know. There's a retraining that's required and that takes those with the know-how to provide it rather than sitting back and criticizing. <br /><br />As for the poor will be with us always, one interpretation that I've held of that passage was that God knew our hearts and our selfishness and so that's why He said the poor would always be us. But as I read your post, another interpretation occurred to me. Could it be that God is also saying that the poor will always be among us for our own good? When we are faced with those in poverty, maybe that's meant as a reminder for us to care more for the least and less for our stuff. Could it be that God would use the poor, so to speak, to speak to our sinful human condition to hoard and store up for ourselves? <br /><br />I'll never forget the elder that I served with who commented, "God didn't call us to solve the world's problems". I was shocked at this statement, particularly since he was over stewardship; I knew we were in trouble. But imagine my further shock when I went out to the parking lot one day and saw him getting into his canary yellow Corvette (just one of his cars). I guess he wouldn't want to help solve the world's problems; it might infringe on his ability to have a hot rod.Pat Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816630368283863195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-62105291169832401672011-06-18T16:05:48.590-05:002011-06-18T16:05:48.590-05:00From the apocryphal Preaching of Peter:
"Ric...From the apocryphal Preaching of Peter:<br /><br />"Rich is the mean who has mercy on many, and, imitating God, gives what he has. For God has given all things to all of his creation. Understand then, you rich, that you ought to minister, for you have received more than you yourselves need. Learn that others lack the things you have in superfluity. Be ashamed to keep things that belong to others. Imitate the fairness of God, and no man will be poor."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477892198623961797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-58278097141172389712011-05-28T14:27:32.489-05:002011-05-28T14:27:32.489-05:00We must remember, of course, that for Jews and Mus...We must remember, of course, that for Jews and Muslims it is LAW, therefore required, to be generous to the poor - respectively, tzedekah and zakat. For Christians (as the religions is largely practiced), it is a matter of individual volition: one is urged to share, but not required. The result is that Christians largely share when they want to, in order to feel good about themselves (or to self-absolve some guilt, and generally the sharing is only what they can comfortably part with. I think of the parishioner who told me that she dumped her unwanted cat out of her car at a farm because "The farmers are glad to have cats, to catch the mice." Or people who put their worthless torn, smelly old clothes in the Goodwill box. Since for Jews and Muslims it is required, the observant give not what they can easily part with but what they must. Christians fail to recognize Jesus's call to give away ALL that they have before coming to follow him.James David Audlinhttp://panamawriter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-20999512670343449672011-05-27T14:20:08.865-05:002011-05-27T14:20:08.865-05:00if the churches were doing such a great job of pro...if the churches were doing such a great job of providing for the poor, then there would have been no need for the government to intervene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-63405001971333096222011-05-27T12:50:56.504-05:002011-05-27T12:50:56.504-05:00i do love me some Shema.i do love me some Shema.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-20175211850945875762011-05-27T12:49:49.017-05:002011-05-27T12:49:49.017-05:00Excellent!!!! And for that matter I find Deuterono...Excellent!!!! And for that matter I find Deuteronomy to be a book I like. I admit I haven't read it in years, but there is much wonderful in it, such as the Shema, which Jesus quoted as the greatest commandment.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-63124217308149072502011-05-27T12:49:32.639-05:002011-05-27T12:49:32.639-05:00yes. yes they do.yes. yes they do.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-85410242785180276652011-05-27T12:46:55.474-05:002011-05-27T12:46:55.474-05:00More equal societies work better for everyone: ht...More equal societies work better for everyone: http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com