So today the President spent a few minutes (ten or so) on the phone with thousands of faithful people from 32 religious denominations (one of the fun facts I got from the phone call) to talk about Health Care Reform. I sat on the phone listening in to the whole of the conversation.. not just the presidential part :). It was so beautifully done, with stories from clergy and lay people alike talking about the consequences of having a broken system. This system that is based on profit and not wellness. This "free market", insurance driven, broken system. People are dying. People are living with pain when they shouldn't have to. People are delaying care and not buying the medicines that they require. People are forgoing caring for themselves so that they can get their children what they need. People are having to decide between medicine and food... medicine and bills...
This is an affront to what I as a Christian believe to be good and true. We are called (to act with justice) to care for everyone. EVERYONE. Regardless of ability to pay for the best care. The statistics are staggering.. this is the riches country in the world with one of the worst systems to support its people in their health... their HEALTH.
God wants us to be healthy. God wants us to be happy. God demands that we act for those that cannot act for themselves.
It is time... this is about our universal "health".
What are you going to do?
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