DO UNTO OTHERS: LET'S GET SOME HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AMERICANS AND CHANGE OUR ATTITUDES

MY POST: DO UNTO OTHERS: LET'S GET SOME HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AMERICANS AND CHANGE OUR ATTITUDES
This was one of the scriptures that has been hanging in my mind since Ted Kennedy's funeral where it was read.....possibly not from the King James version, but a version of this text was read....and I couldn't help thinking about the right-wingers who keep hollering that we the people (government) are not our brothers' keepers.....and I wonder how they reconcile that with their religious beliefs....
Matthew 25:31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[c] angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44 “Then they also will answer Him,[d] saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”



FB READER Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell amoung thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him and departed, leaving him half dead. (31) "Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. (32) "likewise a Levite when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. (33) "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. (34) "So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. (35) "On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, "Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.' (36) So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" (37) And he said, "He who showed mercy on him" Then Jesus said to him. "Go and do likewise.

This is to illustrate that this was done via Compassion (Deep awareness of the suffering of another.) and Charity (Help or relief given to the poor.). It is easy being righteous (Morally upright; just) with OTHER PEOPLES MONEY. The Roman Gov't didn't force the Samaritan to help this person, He did it out of the goodness of his own Heart. Maybe Faith Based/Charitable Insurance Co-ops should be set up for the Health Care needs of uninsured Americans.

So who are the Goats and who are the Sheep?

MY RESPONSE The goat and sheep issue is not for me to decide. Faith Based/Charitable organizations already help with the health care needs of the uninsured. It simply is not enough. As a democracy, we are the government, and we can choose to tax ourselves (out of compassion and charity) to do what is morally right for the least among us, just as we would do unto Jesus.