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  1. No, Canadians did not vote for these programs. Only a minority voted for Liberals and NDP.
  2. The morally bankrupt government we have takes by force the money from those that produce something and gives it away around the world as well as spends it on every imaginable cause as well as spends it in vote potential ridings. They must have learned this from their Jesuit masters who started some of the educational institutes that some of them attended. One of the problems with democracy is that votes must be earned and money buys votes.
  3. We do live in a kind of Liberal-NDP dictatorship. When did Canadians vote for these expensive, multi billion dollar, social programs being pushed by the NDP and supported now by the Liberals? When were these programs put before the voters as campaign promises in the last election? Only about 30 or 33% of voters supported the Liberals, and about half that supported the NDP. Yet here we are with these parties planning to implement these expensive social (ist) programs. This is not democracy. Trudeau loves to talk about democracy as if he really believes that it exists. Of course what we have is far preferable to Communism. But claiming we are a pure democracy is a stretch. I would say we are somewhere in between democracy and dictatorship by the liberal oligarchy, which is a liberal Borg run from the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal elites. A minority government should never be trying to bring in major new spending programs without the overwhelming will of the people. There is also the Biblical principle of not stealing from taxpayers and respecting private property that should not be ignored.
  4. Entitlement on the backs of the producers and taxpayers is now a big thing in Canada and promoted by the liberals and left. Yes, it is a form of stealing and Marxism. NDP: " make the rich pay their fair share". Actually it will be everyone who pays but they don't tell you that. Meanwhile, investors who create jobs and wealth will go elsewhere and Canada will sink further into debt.
  5. " 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." Matthew 23:23 KJV Explanation: Quote Matthew 23:23 "Judgment, mercy, and faith" can be paraphrased to make them easier to understand. Judgment means "being fair and even-handed in judgment." Mercy means "being compassionate and kind in action," and faith means "being loyal to God "in keeping His law." Justice is a more accurate, modern translation of "judgment," and "faith" might be better rendered faithfulness or trust. Thus, Jesus is speaking about justice, compassion, and faithfulness (or loyalty). Jesus applied these concepts in confronting the Pharisees because they had reached a tragically wrong conclusion regarding the intent of God's laws. Weightier means "more important," "central," or "more decisive" as compared to what is peripheral or secondary. Thus, the intent of God's law is to produce justice, compassion and kindness, and loyalty to God. Of course, the major thing that will be produced is a right relationship with God and men, and character will be built. The Pharisees were guilty of a massive distortion of God's will, or what could even be called God's pleasure, and in their zeal to be absolutely correct, they corrupted those they were leading. Their problem was their attitude toward law, one opposite from most people's. Most people tend to become looser and more liberal in their application of law, but for some strange reason, the Pharisees corrupted the law in the complete other direction. God felt it necessary to correct this corruption so that we would understand that it is equally perverse. John W. Ritenbaugh Unquote Matthew 23:23 (KJV) - Forerunner Commentary (bibletools.org) It should be obvious to anyone this has nothing to do with Socialism. This verse is speaking about individual justice, compassion and kindness as qualities that are essential. Socialism has none of those qualities. Socialism takes by force income from it's citizens to redistribute in various ways to others. Plus it requires a huge bureaucracy to administer which cost a large amount of the tax revenue. Important services such as health care, dental care, and pharmacare can still be provided and available by private industry. There is nothing that say it must be provided by Socialism or government. That is what is missing in this discussion. People assume if government doesn't provide services through Socialism, they will be deprived of something. That is false. Private enterprise can still provide those services as it has. Government run (public) health care has been found wanting in many ways. A million Canadians do not even have their own doctor. There are long waiting lists for some services. During the pandemic, thousands of people with urgent health needs have been put on hold and denied health care in the public (Socialized) system. In B.C. we have a crown corporation called I.C.B.C. (Insurance Corporation of B.C.) which provides the highest cost auto insurance in north America. No private insurance company is allowed to provide auto insurance. They have a monopoly by government decree. I believe Quebec was paying something like half the amount for auto insurance premiums. ICBC recently reduced the price somewhat although likely by not much. We will see. We have been ripped off for years by the high cost of crown corporations. If you are going to quote the Bible, at least find some passages that have something to do with Socialism. That one had nothing to do with it. Socialism has nothing to do with individual charity, compassion or kindness.
  6. That is a gross misrepresentation of the facts. It all depends on what the purpose of the taxes is and how the money is planned to be spent. If it is to redistribute the wealth then that is Marxism or Socialism and is evil. It's like stealing other people's property to equalize the wealth. It is criminal. Some taxes are necessary for essential services like roads, fire department and police department. Nobody would disagree with that. There is no other way to live in a civilized society without basic essential services. But when it becomes ideologically Socialism for the purpose of providing everything to everyone, such as the taxpayers paying for housing, health care, pharmacare, dental care for everyone, whether they want to work or not, then is becomes stealing. There is a line that should not be crossed. The Bible says if a man will not work let him not eat. That's an important principle. Why should anyone work or improve their skills and education if the state is going to provide everything. Get off your lazy ass and get a job.
  7. There are certain principles which apply forever, such as the right to private property and stealing. You know as well as I do that stealing is wrong. Advocating helping the poor is referring to voluntary charity by individuals who agree to donate, not state-mandated confiscation of private property and earnings to spread around. If you see something your neighbour has and you don't have, do you think it's your right to help yourself to it?
  8. "17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. " Exodus 20:17 KJV
  9. The Bible never authorizes or supports Socialism as those people did. That is a false interpretation of the Bible. Stealing is condemned in the Bible and the right to private property is sacred. Government does not have the right to take people's property or money by force to redistribute to others. The people who came out of those kind of churches were heretics. They preached social gospels and use politics to further their demonic agenda of Socialism. They totally misinterpreted the Bible as some kind of social gospel. They support Socialism, and things totally contrary to the Bible. They preach evil progressivism and Socialism under the guise of the gospel. They never mention it is stealing and contrary to the Bible. These are exactly the same kind politicians in left wing parties that support same-sex marriage, LGBTQ, doctor-assisted dying, abortion and attack Bible-believing Christianity.
  10. God said "thou shalt not steal" and ordained the right to own private property. Therefore government stealing people's property to give to others is not "charity" or "helping the less fortunate". It is Communist, Socialist, or Marxist ideology. The Bible teaches personal charity done voluntarily. That is not the same as Socialism where government steals property or money from people to give to others, which you seem to approve of.
  11. Of course not. We are paying for it through our taxes I'm sure. I don't think individual Americans paid for it either. So government pays for it out of tax revenue. That makes sense if you want everyone to get vaccinated. But that is not exactly the same as Socialism. We also need streets, sidewalks, fire department, etc.. Just basic public services. All capitalist countries have those basic public infrastructure and services like police and fire departments. I wouldn't call that Socialism.
  12. "For years, I've heard American leftists say Sweden is proof that socialism works, that it doesn't have to turn out as badly as the Soviet Union or Cuba or Venezuela did. But that's not what Swedish historian Johan Norberg says in a new documentary and Stossel TV video. "Sweden is not socialist—because the government doesn't own the means of production. To see that, you have to go to Venezuela or Cuba or North Korea," says Norberg. "We did have a period in the 1970s and 1980s when we had something that resembled socialism: a big government that taxed and spent heavily. And that's the period in Swedish history when our economy was going south." Per capita GDP fell. Sweden's growth fell behind other countries. Inflation increased. Even socialistic Swedes complained about the high taxes. Astrid Lindgren, author of the popular Pippi Longstocking children's books, discovered that she was losing money by being popular. She had to pay a tax of 102 percent on any new book she sold. "She wrote this angry essay about a witch who was mean and vicious—but not as vicious as the Swedish tax authorities," says Norberg. Yet even those high taxes did not bring in enough money to fund Sweden's big welfare state. "People couldn't get the pension that they thought they depended on for the future," recounts Norberg. "At that point the Swedish population just said, enough, we can't do this." Sweden then reduced government's role. They cut public spending, privatized the national rail network, abolished certain government monopolies, eliminated inheritance taxes, and sold state-owned businesses like the maker of Absolut vodka. They also reduced pension promises "so that it wasn't as unsustainable," adds Norberg. As a result, says Norberg, his "impoverished peasant nation developed into one of the world's richest countries." He acknowledges that Sweden, in some areas, has a big government: "We do have a bigger welfare state than the U.S., higher taxes than the U.S., but in other areas, when it comes to free markets, when it comes to competition, when it comes to free trade, Sweden is actually more free market." Sweden Isn't Socialist (reason.com) It is obvious the bigger the welfare state (as the NDP wants), the more taxes everyone must pay. There is no free lunch.
  13. The NDP are actually Marxists clothed in sheep's clothing. They like to claim how they are going to help those in need and less fortunate, but never tell you how much it is going to cost and who is going to pay for it. They avoid that end of the deal like the plague. But the truth is they will have to rob every working Canadian or anyone who has any money. They desire everyone to receive every imaginable social program, health care, dental care, pharmacare, housing, mental counseling, etc. etc.. But they don't tell you that government will have to rob every working person and taxpayer to pay for it all. On top of that they want to kill the oil and gas industry and put more regulations on everything that might emit some CO2 in the name of fighting climate change. These steps will mean ever-increasing gas and energy prices because the world is not going to stop using fossil fuels. There is no alternative. This will destroy the economy and the sources of revenue that government needs to pay for social programs. The energy industry pays billions of dollars each year in royalties and corporate taxes as well as income taxes for the tens of thousands of workers. That will all disappear if the NDP / Liberals have their way.
  14. "So what does the Bible have to say about Socialism? The Bible tells us that Socialism is slavery and thievery. And anybody who has lived under Socialism can confirm it. Socialism destroys the Biblical work ethic and confiscates assets earned by producers and gives them to non-producers. This de-motivates producers and creates a cycle of sloth, poverty and dependence." What Does the Bible Say About Socialism? – Faith Founded on Fact Does the Bible Recommend Socialism? Ten Reasons Why Members of the Early Church Would Say No - Word Foundations What Does the Bible Say About Socialism? - Topic: Socialism - Prophecy Experience - DavidJeremiah.org
  15. Since the federal NDP and Liberals have reached an agreement which includes the governing Liberals enacting more major social programs such as dental care, and pharmacare, in addition to the existing programs, the question of whether it is moral or not should be examined. These programs sound good on the surface or without an in depth examination of what it all means. But the fact is they will cost Canadians tens of billions of dollars on top of the hundreds of billions of dollars of debt we already have. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Somebody has to pay for all these expensive programs and the only people who can pay are the taxpayers. But many Canadians are already stretched beyond the brink and struggling to make end's meet. So how will all this work and is it fair for taxpayers? Gas prices are already beyond reasonable, real estate and rents in cities is getting out of sight, and food is going up. Yet the left wing parties and politicians believe now is the time to really splurge on social programs. They also believe we should not spend on our poverty-stricken Canadian forces, even at a time when the world has changed and we face serious aggressive behavior from adversaries in the world. So it is really a moral issue as well as a political issue. Also see the following article as to why Socialism is evil: 5 Reasons Socialism Is Not Christian | Opinion News (christianpost.com) No cost analysis has been given by the NDP or Liberals who are planning this. If one considers what the monthly cost of dental insurance and a prescription drug insurance plan might cost, I think we would be getting closer to a real picture of how expensive these programs could be. Perhaps hundreds of dollars per month for every family.
  16. Socialism is evil for five key reasons: 1. Socialism is Based on a Materialistic Worldview. 2. Socialism punishes virtue. 3. Socialism Endorses Stealing. 4. Socialism Encourages Envy and Class Warfare. 5. Socialism Seeks to Destroy Marriage and Family. From Julie Roys, Christian Post contributor July 12, 2016. For the detailed explanation of each of these five points, please go to: 5 Reasons Socialism Is Not Christian | Opinion News (christianpost.com) Since the federal NDP and Liberals have reached an agreement which includes the governing Liberals enacting more major social programs such as dental care, and pharmacare, in addition to the existing programs, the question of whether it is moral or not should be examined. These programs sound good on the surface or without an in depth examination of what it all means. But the fact is they will cost Canadians tens of billions of dollars on top of the hundreds of billions of dollars of debt we already have. There is no such thing as a free lunch. Somebody has to pay for all these expensive programs and the only people who can pay are the taxpayers. But many Canadians are already stretched beyond the brink and struggling to make end's meet. So how will all this work and is it fair for taxpayers? Gas prices are already beyond reasonable, real estate and rents in cities is getting out of sight, and food is going up. Yet the left wing parties and politicians believe now is the time to really splurge on social programs. They also believe we should not spend on our poverty-stricken Canadian forces, even at a time when the world has changed and we face serious aggressive behavior from adversaries in the world. So it is really a moral issue as well as a political issue.
  17. Here is a report and a video of a man who got out of his car, put his hands in the air, and was gunned down. Just one of the countless war crimes in the Ukraine. Video taken by a man with a drone. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/man-shot-dead-with-arms-raised-in-drone-video-ukrainians-gunned-down-in-bread-line-reports/ar-AAV8nIQ?ocid=mailsignout&li=AAggNb9
  18. Regarding the link and article you gave, I read part of it and realized it is a bit of smoke and mirrors type of article. For example, in the first or second paragraph, it mocks creationists by linking them with so-called flat-earthers. But I have never heard of anyone who believes the earth is flat. So right there that should tell you they are out to do a smear job and mock those who don't buy into the theory of evolution. Secondly they also refer to creationists or anti-evolutionists as anti-vaxxers. Again, trying to falsely link creationists with the cult of anti-vaxxers. Vaccine has proven it is valuable and based on sound medical science. It has saved millions of lives in the past 70 years or so. Again it is false to claim that everyone who questions the theory of evolution is some kind of wacko or anti-vaxxer type. This proves right there they are trying to portray their dogma as superior science and anyone who disagrees as kooks. They refer to their opponents as anti-science movement. This is false. In the video which I gave the link for, Professor Philip Stott, who is a very knowledgeable scientist, quotes what other well know scientists have said about evolution theory. Some of the greatest scientists that ever lived believed in God. Evolution is not based on real science as they try to claim. Real science can prove things that are true with the scientific method. That method was developed 500 years ago by a famous scientist by the name of Francis Bacon. So it is possible to believe in real, genuine science while believing in God and creationism. God created man and gave him knowledge and part of that is the study of science which is the study of God's created universe and how it functions. Secondly, the article refers to the scientific method and tries to paint the picture that the theory of evolution is based on the scientific method, which it clearly is not. The lack of evidence to support evolution is serious. Early on when Darwin put forward the theory, it was said that the fossil record would prove the theory to be true. However, this is not the case. The transitional fossils were not found. The theory falls flat on this one point alone. Genesis says God created each species of life "after their kind". "24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. " Genesis 1:24, 25 KJV Creationists do not deny that modifications developed by some biological process within each species. As for example different kinds of dogs developed over time and different kinds of cats developed over time. But this is not considered as evolution. It is some other biological method. So there was no evolution as the theory claims from some kind of blob of cells in a pond to humans. God created each species as the Bible says. If you haven't watched them yet, I would urge you to watch the link of the presentations by the scientist Professor Philip Stott that I gave above.
  19. The King James Bible, which is God's inspired revelation to mankind, is the only infallible rule of faith and guide in spiritual or supernatural matters and it says nothing at all about reincarnation. That is an invention of eastern religion. "27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Hebrews 9:27, 28 KJV If there were such a thing as reincarnation, surely the Bible would have mentioned it.
  20. I don't eschew science-based medical treatment. God gave us science, medicines and medical professionals. So believers can avail themselves of medical treatments and pray as well. There is no contradiction. I know there are some cultists who don't believe in medicine, vaccines, and science. Materialism is a humanist world view which leads nowhere and will not help a person in eternity. God created man with a soul and a spirit. As the Bible says "it is appointed unto men once to die and after this the judgment". That is why we need to be prepared now. One's relationship with God is the most important issue. We do not know when our life on this earth will end.
  21. This is where you greatly err. You are obviously a materialist. You reject things you cannot see, touch, measure, quantify. That is a tragic error. Faith and hope do not fit into that definition. So you cannot have faith or hope if you reject things outside your definition. You reject the supernatural realm which is a fact and a reality. God is a fact and reality. The Bible says the fool rejects God. The universe and earth did not create itself and required an intelligent designer. The Bible tells us God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh day. We accept this on faith even though we do not know how. Since the Bible describes God as omnipotent and omniscient, we understand he is capable of creating the material universe out of nothing, which is exactly what he did. Therefore to try to pin down spiritual truth and say it must fit into your arbitrary mold of touch and measuring is a serious and foolish mistake. The supernatural and spiritual matters will never fit into your little man-made assumptions or mold. You cannot draw any rules or boundaries around God. He is infinite in power, knowledge and you are a mere created being, a speck of dust so to speak. Creation Science with Philip Stott | Trailer - Bing video
  22. Professor Philip Stott is a very knowledgeable scientist on the subject of creation, sometimes called intelligent design versus evolution. You can watch his short videos and hear what he has to say. He has spoken at conferences in different countries. I was honoured to have heard a series of four evening slide-show presentations by Philip Stott. I think you may find what he has to say interesting. He make reference also to what different scientists have had to say. This is very enlightening. You want to know what some important scientists have to say then this is a good place to start. Let me know how it goes. He has a a number of short videos that automatically follow each other at this link. Creation Science with Philip Stott | Trailer - Bing video
  23. The Bible says God is a God of love and forgiveness. But if you forgive someone, does it not require some sort of admission of guilt, repentance, sorrow, and a desire to be forgiven? Or do you think people like Hitler, Stalin, Putin, and all other sinners should just automatically be forgiven for their crimes and sinful life? The Bible teaches that we (mankind) cannot atone or pay for our sins ourselves. The only atonement the Bible says that God accepts is the death and shed blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. That is why he came to earth and was crucified on the cross. Without atonement there is no basis for forgiveness. The book of Hebrews in the Bible tells about that. That is why God only accepts someone who has trusted in Jesus Christ as his atonement for his sin. God forgives that person on account of Jesus' shed blood. There is no other atonement or grounds for forgiveness. That is what makes God a just God. That is the basis for forgiveness. Forgiveness is not something that is just thrown out for no reason.
  24. If you want to refer me to a long article which will require me to spend hours reading and examining it, you should also be equally prepared to study some articles on the creation side of the issue. Go to creation.com and start studying articles and watching videos on that website. If you want to discuss this issue from your own knowledge instead of just pointing me somewhere else, then you should make your points on here as I have done and perhaps we can discuss some points. But having to spend hours reading somebody else's long speech is a difficult way to have a discussion. You will have to admit that it is not the best way to answer what I said. Yes, it can be complicated. But if you want to be involved in the discussion, you need to study both sides yourself and contribute some constructive comments. Just dropping a link and running away will not cut it. Having said that, I am trying to read some of the article on the link you gave and may have a comment about it in a while. But it sounds like you have made up your mind and are not open to genuine facts. Do you believe others who spoke are "more qualified" and therefore you accept what they say as it fits into your pre-existing world view? Or are you open-minded and willing to accept a different view if a good case is put forward? You also have not answered the point that the so-called transitional fossil record does not exist. If evolution were an actual fact, one would think the evidence would exist, but it doesn't.
  25. Quote The Bible says that God created hell for Satan and the wicked angels who rebelled against Him, but there are people in hell also (Matthew 25:41). Both angelic beings and human beings are in hell for the same reason, sin (Romans 6:23). Because God is completely righteous and morally perfect (Psalm 18:30), He always does what is right—there is no “darkness” in God, not the smallest speck of imperfection (1 John 1:5). God Himself is the standard for what is right, good, and moral. If it were not for God being the standard of moral perfection, created beings would have nothing to measure themselves against. In other words, if God is perfectly righteous, then anything that falls short of said perfection is sinful, and every human being who has ever lived, since Adam’s fall from grace, has committed sin (Romans 3:23). Because Adam sinned, the entire human race now has a sinful nature (Romans 5:12). But people do not go to hell because of Adam’s sin; they go to hell because of their own sin, which they freely choose (James 1:13–16). Since God is eternal, immutable, and infinite, and all sins are fundamentally against God, God has decreed the just punishment for sin must also be eternal (Matthew 25:46). There is another aspect to consider, which is that God also created people to live eternally. So when someone commits a sin against another person, the offended person has also been eternally wronged. God, therefore, has deemed all who commit sin will go to hell because they have failed to meet His righteous standard; they have broken His Law of moral perfection. If God did not send people to hell for breaking His laws, it could be said that God is not just (Psalm 7:11). A good analogy is a court of law with a judge and a lawbreaker. A just judge will always convict the person who has been found guilty. If that judge did not pursue justice for the crime, he would not be a just judge (Deuteronomy 32:4). However, the good news is that God is also merciful. In His rich mercy, He made a way for sinners to avoid the punishment of hell by trusting in the atoning work of His Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:9). For Christians, the penalty of sin has been removed and placed upon Christ on the cross (1 Peter 2:24). Because of the sacrifice of Christ, God is still just—the sin is punished—yet He is also merciful to all who believe. Unquote Why does God send people to hell? | GotQuestions.org
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