Why should I have to pay for your police and fireman?

People in this country need to take more personal responsibility and stop relying on the government to fix everything. I mean if you did not take the time to invest in fire prevention or get your permit to carry a gun for protection why should I have to pay to protect you or pay to put the fire out in your house out. You should have prepared for that possibility and if you didn't tough luck.

These bleeding heart liberals just do not understand what motivates people. If you provide protection from fire and criminals what reason does anyone have to work? You can stay at home and rest assured that I am paying for your protection.

As we offer "protection for all" we move one step closer to becoming a socialist / communist country. Similar to Russia our people will become unmotivated and our entire way of life will collapse.

Fedex ground is the worst company ever

I have only shipped 3 things with them and they have managed to screw up 4 times. The worst part about it is most sites the use shipper as proof of delivery. So when the drivers do things like forge signatures and you go back to the original company there is not much you can do.

Talking to customer service is like banging your head into wall, they told me I had one option. That option is that I am basically screwed.

Incident 1. They deliver 13 thousand dollars worth of company servers to a grassy in the middle of the city instead of actually bring it to our building and letting us know. It was only by luck an employee drove by and commented that there are a bunch of dell boxes siting across the street in the grass.

Incident 2. When confronted about why they delivered 13 k of equipment that required a signature they faxed us a signature that was not in cursive and had the persons name spelled wrong. Coincidentally it was spelled the same as what was written on the package. This means the driver forged the signature because he did not want to waste time.

Incident 3. We were not shipping or receiving anything, we received dell boxes. Everything from laptops to flat screen monitors addressed to another company at a different address. Which they left in our lobby which was also labeled signature required.

Incident 4. I bought a piece of equipment for home use and the company did not label what shipper they used. They shipped it via FedEx ground. I work all day so they missed me and left a note on the door (which is ironic considering they leave thousands of dollars of equipment in the wrong place but they can not leave a $20 wifi card at my door).

I call them and ask what my options are I work all day so I think I have 3 real options, pick it up, change the address to work or fax proof of identity and authorize them to leave it. They give me a different set options, drive over an hour to the FedEx center and pick it up or take a vacation day and wait at home.

Neither of these are acceptable so I ask to speak to a supervisor which she refuses to do. After saying that these options were unacceptable repeatedly they finally offered to send it back to the manufacturer so it could be shipped using a different method.

Stay far away from FedEx they need to get better customer service and train their drivers better. These incidents have taken place over 8 years so I doubt they will ever change but who knows.

Would you do business with someone who is openly gay?

I work for a Christian company that is currently denying service to organizations that actively support homosexual activity. I am conflicted about it because we do business with non-Christians every day what is so special about homosexual sinners that earns them a special denial?

It would be one thing if you only did business with Christians but they hire non-Christian to fix the air conditioning, they rent offices to a non Christian lawyer, they sold products to a major publishing company. What is so special about homosexuals?

I was quoted that the bible specifically says homosexuals will not go to heaven and they are an abomination. Doing research every passage in the new testament clumps homosexuals with other sinners (thieves, adulterers, idolaters) and yet we do not ask if they worship a false god or if they are having an affair?


What is so special about homosexuals that makes them so much worse than other sinners? Would you do business with someone who is an openly gay?

Homosexuals with Guns and Tax Collectors with Pink Mohawks

I sometimes get angry at my fellow Christian because of the way they treat people and that by association my beliefs are perverted. One thing that always astounds me is the need to stop non-Christians from sinning, such as preventing homosexuals from getting married. Are they not sinners by definition? How does them getting married hurt me? When Rome and the Jews persecuted, killed and imprisoned Christians what did the founders of the church do? What did Paul do? Was he concerned about helping people and telling them about the teachings of Jesus or try to lobby for the temple prostitutes to be outlawed.

I don't have all the answers but watching the way Jesus dealt with tax collectors and prostitutes in the new testament it seems a far cry from the way modern Christians treat sinners. We need to show Gods love to them first, any sinful actions if they are sinful will be changed when the sinners heart becomes something new.

Obama so Fresh and so Clean

I have heard this over and over that the President is waisting his political capital on health care reform. As one of the few modern democratic countries that do not provide this for its citizens this is exactly what he should be spending his political capital on.

Obama has summed up this up in one statement . "People live one accident away from bankruptcy"

"I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than improve it. I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are."

I urge all Christians to support Obama in providing health care reform we need to not just say "WWJD" but demonstrate what "WWJD" and yes Jesus would heal and help those that are sick. Put aside our differences on abortion and war and unite on this good cause. "No money for abortion and no repeal of conscience laws"

God can use even someone who supports something so awful as abortion or the war in iraq. We need to put aside those things we disagree on and move forward on the things that we can.