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A BETTER WAY

I heard Governor Daniels say that if anyone has a better way, then let him know. Governor….. here is a better way. Our wonderful state of Indiana is in a financial crisis even though our budget is showing a huge surplus right now. Everyone is crying about high property taxes, high crime, loss of jobs, bankruptcies, foreclosures, etc. and yet no one has the nerve to address the real issue at hand and especially our Governor, Mayor and state legislators. In our state constitution it says “We the people of the state of Indiana are grateful to ALMIGHTY GOD…” I didn’t capitalize ALMIGHTY GOD it’s in there like that, look it up. We have a God problem! We have made the lottery, off track horse racing, riverboat gambling and now slot machines our God and put the budget on the back of the poor. Because we have turned our back on the Lord and chosen gambling as the way to fund our state’s budget, the Lord has removed His hand of blessing on this great state. Do Hoosiers know that Indiana is the third highest state in gambling revenue behind Nevada and New Jersey?

The Bible says, “ Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” It also says, “He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker.” Instead of trusting in God as our forefathers who wrote the constitution told us to do, we have put our faith in gambling. No one will touch this sacred cow and we will constantly be trying to put band-aids on the real problem. I propose to Governor Daniels that instead of abolishing property taxes or increasing income and sales tax, we simply follow the guidelines outlined for us in God’s Word. The Lord says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” We need to abolish gambling from Indiana. The truth is we are just like the Old Testament Israelites and we have traded the Lord for a sacred cow called gambling and until someone has the nerve to address the real issue, we will continue in this downward spiral socially and economically.

Proverbs 14:34 says”Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” I think that Governor Daniels, Mayor Peterson and the men and women of our legislature are good and have good intentions; however, until we fix our state’s God problem, all the good intentions in the world aren’t going to solve the problem. Haggai 1:6&7 says, “You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.” Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!” We have to get back to the intentions of the founders of this state when they penned our states Constitution and said trust in ALMIGHTY GOD!

Someone should talk to Coach Dungy about how to put God first, then Indiana will be a winner again and not just our Colts.

Respectfully submitted,

Bruce Richardson

P. O. Box 887,

Greenwood, IN 46142

317-888-3901

bruce@facilitatorsinternational.org

posted by Mike Boler @ 1:12 PM