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... Is it possible to incorporate biblical understanding into politics family?
NC protests split on Bible's message to help poor
By CHRIS KARDISH | Associated Press – 24 mins ago
Associated Press/The News & Observer, Travis Long - A member of the clergy is among dozens of demonstrators arrested during an act of civil disobedience opposing the Republican legislature's agenda Monday, June 10, 2013, at the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. More than 350 people have been arrested since "Moral Monday" demonstrations started on April 29. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and a growing number of left-leaning groups are lashing out at a host of GOP policies ranging from education to voting rights. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Over the last two months, hundreds of protesters have walked out of North Carolina's capitol in handcuffs to show their opposition to policies by the GOP-controlledLegislature.
While a broader coalition of supporters is building around the "Moral Mondays" started by the state chapter of the NAACP, the inspiration behind the protests is a throwback to the biblical message of civil rights leaders fighting segregation in the Jim Crow era.
http://news.yahoo.com/nc-protests-split-bibles-message-help-poor-161430742.html
Peace In,
... Is it possible to incorporate biblical understanding into politics family?
They argue that cutting benefit programs and cutting tax breaks for low- and middle-income families violates Jesus Christ's teaching to care for those with the least. It's running into another school of Christian thought followed by many Southern conservatives: The best way to help the poor is through private charity, providing jobs and promoting self-reliance, rather than government programs.
NC protests split on Bible's message to help poor
By CHRIS KARDISH | Associated Press – 24 mins ago
Associated Press/The News & Observer, Travis Long - A member of the clergy is among dozens of demonstrators arrested during an act of civil disobedience opposing the Republican legislature's agenda Monday, June 10, 2013, at the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. More than 350 people have been arrested since "Moral Monday" demonstrations started on April 29. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and a growing number of left-leaning groups are lashing out at a host of GOP policies ranging from education to voting rights. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Over the last two months, hundreds of protesters have walked out of North Carolina's capitol in handcuffs to show their opposition to policies by the GOP-controlledLegislature.
While a broader coalition of supporters is building around the "Moral Mondays" started by the state chapter of the NAACP, the inspiration behind the protests is a throwback to the biblical message of civil rights leaders fighting segregation in the Jim Crow era.
http://news.yahoo.com/nc-protests-split-bibles-message-help-poor-161430742.html
Peace In,