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National Debt Now Bigger Than the Economy

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:58:38 +0000

The U.S. national debt, now more than $15.23 trillion, has surpassed the amount of economic output in a single year.

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ourchristiancountry — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:08:18 +0000

The Economy of God’s Law, Part 2 (4)
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“You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest. You may charge a foreigner interest, but you may not charge your brother interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.”
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
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Christian Credit Counselors Offers Top 5 Tips for Preventing Holiday Debt – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:29:48 +0000

Christian Credit Counselors Offers Top 5 Tips for Preventing Holiday Debt
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Christian Credit Counselors, a non-profit consumer credit counseling company, today announced their top 5 tips for staying out of debt during the holidays. Christian Credit Counselors is a non-profit organization that has helped over 300000 people get …

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Debt Deal Supercommittee Fails: What Happens Next?

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:59:26 +0000

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “supercommittee,” is expected to announce Monday afternoon, two days before their deadline, that they failed to reach an agreement on $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction.

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Supercommittee Members Say There Is Still Hope for Debt Deal

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:58:41 +0000

The Joint-Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “supercommittee,” appears on the verge of failure in its mission to reduce future deficits by at least $1.2 trillion. In Sunday interviews, members of the supercommittee each blamed the members of the opposing party for failures to reach an agreement, but expressed hope that a deal would yet be reached before the Wednesday deadline.

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U.S. National Debt Surpasses $15,000,000,000,000

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:58:36 +0000

Two days before the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, and one week before the “supercommittee” is supposed to propose a bill to reduce future deficits by at least $1.2 trillion, the national debt passed the $15 trillion mark.

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Joe Walsh Child Support Controversy: Congressman Wins ‘Family’ Award Despite 100K Debt

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:58:52 +0000

The Family Research Council (FRC) has awarded Congressman Joe Walsh its coveted “True Blue” award for “defending family, faith, and freedom,” despite Walsh owing over $100,000 in back child support to his wife and three kids.

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Will Republicans Agree to Increased Revenue in Supercommittee Debt Deal?

ourchristiancountry — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:58:17 +0000

Congressional Republicans opposed revenue increases to lower deficits during the debt ceiling negotiations. As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “supercommittee,” nears its deadline, however, more Republicans have been voicing support for a large, $4 trillion, deficit reduction package that would include revenue increases. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) both showed support for such a deal in separate interviews on Sunday.

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CP World Report: Greece Debt, Iranian Christian Pastor, Beauty Queen Gives Health Advice, Rick Perry

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:00:06 +0000

Greece Debt increases EU economic instability; Christian mother dies in Nigeria over hostilities; officials try to convert Iranian Christian pastor; State Department needs to advance religious freedoms abroad; Beauty queen gives kids health advice; University of Manitoba apologizes for having educated clergy that took advantage of Native Americans; Perry regrets participating in debate; Asthma attacks; PBS documentary on Steve Jobs

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Christian Graduates Appreciate Obama’s Loan Relief; Faith in God Helps Manage Debt

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:58:31 +0000

Those shouldering loans from college and graduate school expressed mixed feelings toward the plan Obama unveiled in Denver on Wednesday. Christian graduates face the added question of how to deal with debt in a way that is consistent with their faith in God.

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Christian Graduates Appreciate Obama’s Loan Relief; Say Faith in God Helps Them Manage Debt

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:58:23 +0000

Those shouldering loans from college and graduate school expressed mixed feelings toward the plan Obama unveiled in Denver on Wednesday. While most welcome help of any sort, some question whether the measures will make a significant dent in what can seem like a mountain of student debt. And Christian graduates face the added question of how to deal with debt in a way that is consistent with their faith in God.

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European Evangelicals Say Debt Crisis is a Moral Not Economic Issue

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:58:24 +0000

As European heads of state meet in Brussels for yet another round of talks to address the Eurozone crisis, Evangelical Christians are saying the problem is fundamentally moral, not economic, and that leaders must do their “utmost” to resolve it.

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Over 200,000 Petition Against Bank of America $5 Debt Card Fees

ourchristiancountry — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:00:32 +0000

Over 200,000 people have signed a petition to protest Bank of America’s plans to charge customers a $5 fee if they use their debit cards to make purchases.

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Progressive Evangelical Jim Wallis Agrees Debt Is Moral Issue

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Social justice advocate and influential progressive evangelical Jim Wallis wants to clarify that he believes debt is a moral issue, even as he staunchly oppose any cuts to federal programs for low-income people as an option to reduce the national debt.

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Resolving the US debt crisis: Christian groups weigh in on solutions – Catholic News Service

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:29:58 +0000

Resolving the US debt crisis: Christian groups weigh in on solutions
Catholic News Service
And apparently he could have differing takes on ways to solve the debt crisis, according to two different Christian groups. The Circle of Protection, a faith-based group which includes the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, has been urging Washington's …

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What’s the Real National Debt? $211,000,000,000,000

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:58:53 +0000

The national debt is at $14.5 trillion, but the real debt is the $211 trillion in unfunded liabilities.

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Gallup: Majority Oppose the New Debt Limit Law

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:59:14 +0000

A new poll shows that 46 percent of Americans oppose, and 39 percent favor, the Budget Control Act, the new debt limit and deficit reduction law passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama this week.

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Which Senators Voiced ‘Yea’ or ‘Nay’ in Debt Ceiling Vote

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:04:24 +0000

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Poll: Majority Oppose the Debt Agreement

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:01:20 +0000

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Boehner, Obama Debt Ceiling Deal Causing a ‘Hangover’

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:01:43 +0000

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