Christian Socialist

I had to blog again, it is just pouring out of me and I have to get it out. It may sound disjointed--but, what's a blog for?

I turned several shades of red today , not from embarrassment, but sheer dumbfoundedness. I attribute my emotion from listening to people who are not integrated human beings, still live with the unexamined cliches of the past and haven't grown past their own upbringing.

Speaking to gay and lesbian people around here, I struggle to keep my mouth from dropping open and not sucking in a bunch a flies from their apparent s--t. I for one, politically speaking am not completely sure of the Obama Health Care Plan. I am still waiting for a full explanation--but not from Fox News.

What I do know is that industrialized nations who are materially wealthy on this earth, all guarantee health care for their citizens. Even some smaller nations like the Bahamas or Cuba do so. When it comes to caring for our citizens the good ol' USA has some work to do. I figured this out when I visited Israel back in 1999, they had civil rights for glbt people--Israel! I then learned that the USA is not the only or the greatest champion of human rights, justice and liberty for all. Thus a dent was placed in the red, white and blue patriotism of my earlier years. Our old slogans and claims to liberty were a bit stale, hadn't changed much since the Bill of Rights in 1791.

So here is the question: The USA prides itself in being the country with such rights as the , freedom of Speech, freedom to worship as one wishes, freedom to bear arms, freedom to assemble, to name a couple of the original 10. These are great rights when you are reacting to a monarchy or dictator. But what about the rights I see in other nations of comparable or less than comparable stature to the U.S. such as, a right to education, a right to shelter, a right to health care, a right to marry whom you wish (consenting adults of course)? Unthinkingly, I heard somebody today who is not guaranteed even the basic rights in the US say they are against a national health care plan because it is SOCIALISM!

I am not going to get into the whole health care for the rich and insured argument. What I am going to get into is; so what about your brother/sister who has no insurance? Are we a compassionate society or is compassion something you have to buy a plan for also? Do you care about anybody but yourself? Read in the Bible, Acts 2: 42-47. Early Christian communities were communist! Do US citizens have a right to health care, education, and marriage? Or is that a privilege borne of what is in your banking account? We are a nation that caters to the privilege of the wealthy. Sounds to me like we have created the very classist society we fought in the revolution. Call me a Christian Socialist, ain't one thing wrong with that.