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The New York Times<\/em> \u00a0 carried a piece yesterday describing anti-immigration mob violence in Johanesburg South Africa. \u00a0 Groups of vigilantes were taking to the streets to beat and burn to death recent immigrants to this city from the country of Zimbabwe, where poverty there is off the charts. \u00a0 Many of the Zimbabwe refugees \u00a0in Johanesburg \u00a0live in tiny, squatter hovels just trying to scrape by (which is, sadly enough, \u00a0better than how it was for them in Zimbabwe). \u00a0 Problem is South Africa has a 23% unemployment rate and people here are now being affected by the rising food prices as well. \u00a0 So as a backlash against the people from Zimbabwe who have sought refuge here, the South African mobs are barbarically terrorizing them. \u00a0 The only thing more ‘barbaric’ are people in the First World (Americans included) who continue to surround themselves with nice cars, central air conditioning, televisions, nice furniture, three meals a day and snacks… in the midst of so much relievable world suffering!<\/em> \u00a0 These people in the hovels are the ‘Lazarrus the beggar<\/em> at our gate (Biblical parable)’<\/em> thanks to, well, the New York Times<\/em>. \u00a0 And it is our selfishness in America, our self indulgence \u00a0in regard to \u00a0things we’ve conned ourselves into thinking are ‘necessities’ in this country (air conditioning, entertainment centers, the newest comfortable mattress, dinners out…), that are keeping so<\/em> much more life-giving resources from those living (and dying) in desperation in the Third World. \u00a0 In the parable I allude to, there’s a \u00a0“rich” guy who doesn’t help Lazarrus significantly enough. \u00a0 The ‘rich’ guy \u00a0goes to Hell. \u00a0 How many of us are gambling our eternities on all the things that aren’t really necessities — while billions of people live in abject poverty (like squater hovels) worldwide? \u00a0 It’s a gamble I believe is tremendously foolish to take. \u00a0 Note:<\/strong> \u00a0 We will be leaving on our next campaign tour next Wednesday and need donations to help with the tour. \u00a0 Our’s, we believe, is a voice that’s vital for our times. \u00a0 Please help us reach as many as possible. \u00a0 Thanks. \u00a0 Schriner Presidential Election Committee, 2100 W. 38th St., Cleveland, Ohio 44113<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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