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PatrickforB

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3. The commandment is to love - God, then your neighbor in the same way as you love yourself. And...
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:57 PM
May 2025

Let's not forget: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

In other words treat everyone else the way you would want them to treat you. That doesn't let criminals off the hook, you understand - because if I robbed a store and shot someone, I would full expect to be held accountable for that act and imprisoned.

But by the same token, if I have paid into Social Security and Medicare paycheck by paycheck for 40 years, then I would expect those in charge of it to give it to me when I need it. That doesn't seem to be what is happening.

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