Poverty
in America - 
If you're a poor adult in America, for the most part,
it's all your fault. That's true, at least today, whether you're black,
white, brown or polka dot.
- Do you fear being in poverty? Why or why not? What steps have you
taken to stay out of it? What other steps can you take?
- Whose fault is it if someone is in poverty? Whose responsibility
is it to get people out of poverty?
- The article mentioned drugs, alcohol and having babies out of wedlock
as a few examples of a destructive lifestyle that leads to poverty.
What are some other examples of a destructive lifestyle (gambling,
pride, pornography, greed, smoking, lying...)?
- Proverbs 20:13; 28:19; 30:8; 2 Timothy
5:8 -- What is our duty to the poor? Psalm
41:1; Matthew 5:42; 25:35-36; Isaiah 58:7-10; Ephesians 4:28; Proverbs
31:9, 20; Luke 18:22; Romans 12:8.
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SIDE ORDERS - other news
Bush
Increasing Religious Allusions - Associated
Press
President Bush, often portrayed as using a strict good-and-evil
compass to navigate national issues, has always peppered his speeches
with exhortations to moral and civic duty. With war, tragedy and terrorism
confronting him now, his allusions to spirituality and morality seem
to be increasing.
ABC
puts away the flag pins
- 
Near the end, the panel discussion turned to Fox's Tony
Snow, who mischievously wore a flag pin on his lapel. That decision
saddened Ted Koppel, who said it leaves people with the unfortunate
impression that those who refuse to wear the pin are somehow less patriotic.
His boss, ABC News President David Westin went much further than that.
He banned flag pins on ABC reporters. Why? Because "I think our
patriotic duty as journalists in the United States is to try to be independent
and objective and present the facts to the American people and let them
decide all the important things."
LEFTOVERS
- previous dialogues
Wednesday - February 12, 2003
When your teen falls in love (Part 2)
Monday - February 10, 2003
When your teen falls in love
Wednesday - February 5, 2003
Another student penalized for pro-life shirt
Monday - February 3, 2003
Court rules customer a victim only of price error by Amazon
Wednesday - January 29, 2003
New Mexico wants to fix its 'highway to hell'
Monday - January 27, 2003
Red ink banned from primary books
Thursday - January 23, 2003
Actor Questions Bush's Manhood for Opposing Abortion
Wednesday - January 22, 2003
Who is 'Jane Roe'?
Tuesday - January 21, 2003
As Roe vs. Wade Turns 30, Ruling’s Future Is Unsure
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