Why do people continue practices that lead to the destruction of what they say is important? We are in a cultural war but the only ones fighting are on the side trying to destroy America. It is time we put our pocketbooks to work.
Have you ever been around someone who says they can’t make it to church because they work on Sunday? Have you ever wished that people didn’t need to work on Sunday? Does the fact that God instituted the Sabbath mean anything to you? I have a suggestion to make. I have made it to people around me and almost been thrown out of the family. What would happen if the people who claim to be Christian would stop going out to eat and shopping on Sunday? My guess is that a lot of businesses that focus on that day would give their people the day off. It would not be from threats or noisy demonstrations. It would because they could no longer make money by being open. If they closed on Sunday their people could spend the day at worship and family activities and the company would still make money.
Now let me meddle a little more. What would happen if everyone who considers themself a patriotic American would stop using the businesses we grip about so much? Would Facebook, Twitter, CNN, The New York Times and others keep up the arrogance? I doubt it. They are businesses after all. They need to make a profit. They make their money by ad revenues and the ability to sell your information. Why do you think so many blogs have ads for products through Amazon? They get a percentage. It comes out of our casual attitude. We need to let the power of the free market do its work.
I must confess that I do not use the things I am urging you to give up. I admit that the people in my life will not allow me to give up Sunday brunches. But get started. Don’t click on links that take you to fake news sites. Don’t buy insurance from companies that donate large amounts to liberal causes. Don’t hit the sales at stores that take away your Constitutional rights. Every time you redirect a penny it is a penny less in their balance sheet and a penny more in the pocket of someone who deserves it.
What would happen if there was a war and only the liberals showed up? Oh. That is happening. Do you like what you are seeing?
homo unius libri
You know, if people choose not to keep the true Sabbath, that's between them and God, but then why do they try to enforce the Sabbath laws on the false Sabbath of Sunday. Do they think he'll be more impressed by the double lie?
ReplyDeleteI guess the response would probably focus on the question by Jesus of whether man was made for the Sabbath or the Sabbath for man.
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I grew up in a time when stores were closed on Sundays and nobody died as a result. Target and I are no longer friends since they decided it was OK for a hairy chested man in a dress and high heels could follow my granddaughter into the Ladies bathroom. The sad fact is that we tend to be outraged and boycott for maybe week and then lose interest because of the inconvenience.
ReplyDeleteActually Target is also on my active avoidance list. My avoidance of Target goes back even further to when they kicked the Salvation Army Christmas buckets out of in front of their stores.
DeleteGrace and peace.
I believe that's called avoidance. ;-)
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