tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post2569683578610417202..comments2023-05-28T07:59:23.224-07:00Comments on across the gypsy flat road: Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175187905212028267noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-49021561498319914352010-03-27T16:34:17.696-07:002010-03-27T16:34:17.696-07:00Your blog is compassionate, Steph -- and compassio...Your blog is compassionate, Steph -- and compassion is not at all about being Republican or Democrat. It's about being Christian.<br /><br />By the way -- I have to ask: Did the church know of your need a few yeas ago? As I recall, you didn't want to have the procedure. I would have gladly paid for it.<br /><br />What health care reform needs, however, and back to the subject, is more compassionate people like you. We also need to reform the health care industry itself to be nonprofit. Like the old days, when we had St. Joseph and St. Margaret's in Montgomery.... Greed is still the root of all evil. Most, anyway.Mrs. Shehanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077545433464224620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-71464495875893855262010-03-25T18:32:48.594-07:002010-03-25T18:32:48.594-07:00You rock, Stephanie. Another Christian democrat!!...You rock, Stephanie. Another Christian democrat!!!!! You stated your points so eloquently. Thank you for adding another perspective and another positive argument to the conversation. I am going to forward this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612110777099297885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-15755354014815989402010-03-24T15:48:25.443-07:002010-03-24T15:48:25.443-07:00Very, very well put Stephanie.
Well it's so s...Very, very well put Stephanie.<br /><br />Well it's so sad that healthcare has come to a point where government HAS to step in, thank God they have.<br /><br />When I watched the nightly news the day after the vote and listened to what the vote meant, I was proud. Proud of our country. <br /><br />I work in healthcare scheduling surgeries and procedures for cardiac patients. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people - hard working people- go BANKRUPT because of a much needed medical procedure. Or how often people put off their procedures or needed surgeries due to lack of health insurance.<br /><br />I once helped a patient who had fainted at home the night before, and his wife had delayed in getting him to an ER because she couldn't get ahold of the insurance company to find out WHICH hospital around our giant city they would approve of. If she went to a hospital that was out of network on accident, his entire claim would be denied. <br /><br />Shame on insurance companies. And shame on us for allowing insurance companies to have so much control for so long.<br /><br />And shame on us for allowing so many to go without proper healthcare for so long.<br /><br />My husband has been without health insurance our entire marriage. It would cost us just shy of $400 a MONTH to put him on my plan.<br /><br />Let's hope we can quit arguing parties and who lost at what, and start thinking about what is really the goal here. A Healthy America.Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13341163555258432231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-32415877580155984362010-03-24T12:15:32.326-07:002010-03-24T12:15:32.326-07:00I sent you a personal message on Facebook, rather ...I sent you a personal message on Facebook, rather than commenting.Baronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-37523050034245112462010-03-24T11:11:32.452-07:002010-03-24T11:11:32.452-07:00I, too, have forwarded this on to friends and coll...I, too, have forwarded this on to friends and colleagues. Thank you for putting into words what most of us feel. Bama has more little blue dots than we think. They are just hiding ;-)Mary Tyler S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04613434906294471896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-68859181038325921542010-03-23T18:49:01.431-07:002010-03-23T18:49:01.431-07:00Are you Luke's facebook friend?
I had a rea...Are you Luke's facebook friend? <br /><br />I had a really great discussion with a dissenter there, where Luke reposted this. But, he was challenging the bill's constitutionality, not its moral/ethical implications, but still - he dissented nonetheless.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-22914594588450892392010-03-23T18:26:06.985-07:002010-03-23T18:26:06.985-07:00I'm glad you guys liked the post so much.
But...I'm glad you guys liked the post so much.<br /><br />But are there no dissenters? Baron, don't let me down. While we practically never agree, I always love to hear your point of view.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175187905212028267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-27864672724823409812010-03-23T17:34:28.204-07:002010-03-23T17:34:28.204-07:00Fantastic blog post !!! I have already shared with...Fantastic blog post !!! I have already shared with family and friends. My mother( who never reads blogs) asked if you could come down to her job and speak on her behalf !!! <br />Your written words brought tears to my eyes. <br />Thank youJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465484107163747600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-68553276468632669212010-03-23T10:46:42.557-07:002010-03-23T10:46:42.557-07:00Stunning. I am speechless and proud to know you.Stunning. I am speechless and proud to know you.aristaeushttp://aristaeus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-80471241717121969852010-03-23T09:39:12.441-07:002010-03-23T09:39:12.441-07:00Thank you for saying in a nice way what I wanted t...Thank you for saying in a nice way what I wanted to say but probably would have said in a much more sarcastic and less articulate way. <br /><br />Also Brian is right, Jonathan wins for best comment!<br /><br />PS-My secret word scramble for this comment was "piratin" which is the active verb for, you know, being a pirate and all...or perhaps a privateer ("Isn't that just a hired pirate?")Nick M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04150932669955468765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-9917835848126433632010-03-22T20:48:26.867-07:002010-03-22T20:48:26.867-07:00jonthan wins for best comment of the day!jonthan wins for best comment of the day!Brian Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02439457052395248115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-19917933935847941812010-03-22T16:23:50.724-07:002010-03-22T16:23:50.724-07:00Being neither Dem or Rep and having not had much o...Being neither Dem or Rep and having not had much opinion on this (b/c I don't understand any of it), I too have been fed up by the turning it into a religious issue. Like you said, ARE we taking care of the sick? And, do we really expect a world government to be Jesus? Seriously? That isn't there job and it never was. Give to Ceaser what is Ceaser's and give to God what is God's. Shame on us for expecting Barak Obama or ANYONE ELSE to save us.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630459404574301299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-65833127733141941662010-03-22T16:14:42.418-07:002010-03-22T16:14:42.418-07:00Sorry I posted a comment twice but I thought my fi...Sorry I posted a comment twice but I thought my first comment did not go through!ljkgatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-83336517967295339032010-03-22T16:12:26.038-07:002010-03-22T16:12:26.038-07:00I am (and always have been) so proud of you Steph....I am (and always have been) so proud of you Steph. Thanks for speaking out and doing it in such a loving, eloquent way. It breaks my heart to find out that you did not have that D&C because of no insurance. I know that will always be a very painful memory and for that I am so sorry.ljkgatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-62634417731125169492010-03-22T16:08:03.474-07:002010-03-22T16:08:03.474-07:00Steph, I am so proud of you (and always have been)...Steph, I am so proud of you (and always have been) but this post makes me super proud of you. Thanks for speaking out in such an eloquent way. Those of us who have health insurance are so very blessed and we need to do all we can to make sure that everyone can get medical care. It did break my heart to read why you did not have that D&C. I did not know that it was because you had no insurance. I know that the memory of that month will always be so painful for you. I am so sorry for that.ljkgatesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-2313473674094589182010-03-22T16:04:49.314-07:002010-03-22T16:04:49.314-07:00Amen and Amen. The argument, "We should supp...Amen and Amen. The argument, "We should support the poor, not the government" angers me to no degree. Because if we did, then we wouldn't be in this situation!! Kris and I also watched FB explode last night. At a certain point, I had to close it down, because I was getting so riled up!! <br /><br />I think that this is the most eloquent Christian perspective on the health care "debate" I've read yet! Thank you!<br /><br />Also, I'm not trying to brag (I'm really not!) but it just feels SO good to be a blue dot in a very blue state!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-72814434585513337742010-03-22T15:43:15.757-07:002010-03-22T15:43:15.757-07:00And thanks for the nice comments (and phone calls)...And thanks for the nice comments (and phone calls), guys.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175187905212028267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-55480576437418551442010-03-22T15:42:57.954-07:002010-03-22T15:42:57.954-07:00Cindy, the phrase "missed opportunity" i...Cindy, the phrase "missed opportunity" is exactly it.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175187905212028267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-88394193849456200462010-03-22T15:32:21.344-07:002010-03-22T15:32:21.344-07:00oops...home should be plural in my comment above (...oops...home should be plural in my comment above (or replaced with the word congregations, but then again I don't think the church does a great job taking care of those inside the congregation either, so maybe home is better - oh the limits of the English language and my brain)...<br />Must-right-small-wrongs: "I continue to be astonished at how little the church is doing to help those outside our homes."Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899357687999957472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-21152575779627845092010-03-22T15:23:42.577-07:002010-03-22T15:23:42.577-07:00As a multi-colored dot who often gets up to get a ...As a multi-colored dot who often gets up to get a glass of water to avoid arguments around coffee tables, I continue to be astonished at how little the church is doing to help those outside of our own home. <br /><br />A blog I visit periodically had some stats this week that speak exactly to the absence of giving that I thought you might appreciate given your post:<br /><br />- Randy [Alcorn, from CFM] says we’re living in the most affluent society the world has ever known. American Christians control 70% of the world’s Christian wealth. The average American Christian gives 2.6% of his income.<br /><br />- Average Christian gives 30% less than the average churchgoer in 1933 during the Great Depression.<br /><br />The blogger (Free Money Finance) comments: <br /><br /><i>"But to me it's a sad indictment that people following a religion that teaches so much about giving actually give so little. There's just so much lost opportunity. I think much of the low levels of giving stem from materialism and people simply spending more than (or as much as) they earn -- there's nothing "left" to give. They don't even consider placing giving at the head of the "spending" line. It's at the end, and there's nothing left over once all "needs" (and yes, that's in quotes for a reason) are met.<br /><br />Even if you don't believe people should give to churches, should we all be giving more than 2.6% of income to some form of charity?"</i>Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899357687999957472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-63578176605361752242010-03-22T13:55:40.131-07:002010-03-22T13:55:40.131-07:00The ten word answer has nothing on this post - bra...The ten word answer has nothing on this post - bravo.jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15766662.post-58628386601099807752010-03-22T12:41:05.817-07:002010-03-22T12:41:05.817-07:00Well Said (as always), Stephanie!!Well Said (as always), Stephanie!!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228311050629659677noreply@blogger.com