SPEAKOUT

Walk a mile in their shoes

This is to the lady or the gentleman, and I use those terms very, very lightly, that inserted your foot all the way up to your privileged butt about people who receive public assistance. I can assure you that there are people on government assistance that are not on there by choice. A lot of them work every day, some 8 hours, some 16 hours, for minimum wage. The only thing I can hope and pray is you're not one of those bench warmers in church who works people at minimum wage knowing they cannot afford food for their children, housing or clothes. I tell you what, if you leave your name and phone number, I'm sure there are a lot of workers out here that work at minimum wage who will come to your house and do your bidding for a little more than minimum wage. Missouri is a low-pay state that does not allow people to get a raise and if they do it is no more than a two or three percent raise. Could you live on that? I hope you are not one of those people that are sitting there rubbing your fat belly that have been inconvenienced making you late taking your fried chicken home to stuff it down your throat. As a matter of fact, I bet you are one of the people that God speaks about in the book of James. The next time you open your big mouth, make darn sure you know what you're talking about. I know a lot of good, decent hardworking people that come every night, goes to bed and cries every night because they can't provide for their family because of people like you. Watch your mouth. Watch your step. Or God may bless you where you have no place to live or no way to feed and clothe your family and cry every night. You can lose everything you have too. "There but for the grace of God go I" should be your prayer tonight.

It's time to stop

Of the top 10 countries that persecute Christians, North Korea is No. 1. The next nine are all Muslim nations. Our president's actions are consistent with his declaring that if he had to choose, he would favor the Muslims. He did not defy them in Benghazi and has sent billions of tax dollars to Muslim nations. He is taking their side against our friend Israel. He doesn't seem interested in helping the Christian Saeed Abedini and the five other Americans being held as prisoners in the Middle East or our combat veteran Marine in the Mexican jail. Two hundred Christian girls held by the Boko Haram as commodities to be sold or raped do not seem to be a priority either. He is not concerned that six to eight of our loyal soldiers died in the hunt for Bergdahl. He is turning his back on the Constitution, Congress and this nation he swore to serve. He has firmly stated with no regret that we are no longer a Christian nation. How long should we let this go on? Do we no longer know right from wrong?