Through an examination of key biblical passages, the article delves into the concepts of sin, judgment, and the redemptive power of faith in Jesus Christ.
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The national debt has soared over $34.6 trillion dollars positioning the U.S. as the record holder for the greatest national debt in human history. This monumental debt grows by approximately a trillion dollars every 100 days, signaling a potential crisis for our economy. But don’t worry, our politicians have a solution — spend, and spend, and spend some more. What could possibly go wrong?
Most of us work hard for our money. Then the government (federal, state, local, and special districts) takes a big chunk of our money from us, in order to spend it on what they feel are meaningful and worthwhile projects.
In this episode of Big Sky Writer, I thought it would be instructive to see how the government has chosen to spend some of your money by looking at one project at a time.
This episode is titled:
Bye, Bye, Kitty
The National Institute of Health (NIH) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and serves as the nation’s premier medical research agency. It is the largest source of funding for medical research worldwide.
One project that was highlighted by critics way back in 2022, involved more than $770,000 (remember, that was your money) being given to the Pavlov Institute of Physiology in St. Petersburg, Russia.
They wanted to study the “neuronal network over the spinal cord, so they came up with a nifty little experiment.
They took 18 healthy cats, removed portions of their brain, implanted electrodes in their spines, then forced them to walk on a treadmill for spinal cord experiments. When the experiments were completed, the cats were killed and dissected.
Some people were upset about the treatment of the cute kitties. Some were upset about sending $700,000 to a Russian group when the U.S. and Russia were on the verge of war. Some were upset because they felt the entire process was unethical, unproductive, and too secretive.
I’m pretty sure no one asked you if you wanted your tax dollars spent this way.
A government bureaucrat made the decision, and your money was spent.
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to pay white coats in the Russian government to torture and kill cats in wasteful treadmill experiments.”Mackie Burr, Vice President of the White Coat Waste Project.
This is just one very “small” expense for a government that spends trillions of dollars on a regular basis.
You probably know, there here is an election coming up in a few months.
Perhaps you ought to make it clear to your politicians (they sometimes actually listen to you during a campaign season) that you want them to stop spending.
Resources
“Federal Government Paid to Study Cats on Russian Treadmills” by Tristan Justice. The Federalist, June 1, 2023.
“NIH Funds ‘Deadly’ Cat Experiments in State-Run Russian Lab” The Catnip Times.
“Congress Pushes NIH to Cut Funds For Russian Cat Lab Exposed by WCW” by Maryann Hussey, White Coat Waste Project, September 21, 2022.
“Exclusive — NIH Funds ‘Deadly’ Cat Experiments in State-Run Russian Lab” by Katherine Hamilton, Breitbart, Mar 2, 2022.
Sometimes we need a break from all the serious problems impacting our lives and our country. That’s what I’m doing today.
I love springtime in Montana.
Blue skies, sunshine, forests, and mountains.
For those of you who are trying to scrape t a living in a big city, full of concrete, smog and cars, you can’t imagine what you are missing.
So I thought you might enjoy this
Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father of the United States, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, and educator, known for his contributions to the American Enlightenment and for his advocacy for the abolition of slavery and universal public education.
Rush believed that religion, as described in the New Testament, was the key source of moral guidance needed in the citizens of a republic.
“the only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments.”
Benjamin Rush, Of the Mode of Education Proper in a Republic, 1789