http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-dems-batter-gop-over-school-br-01242011,0,7628659.story
Dems batter GOP over school breakfast cuts, propose bill to restore funds
DENVER - The first big media storm of the 2011 legislative session continues to swirl around last week's decision by three GOP lawmakers to cut off funding for a program that provides free school breakfasts to needy students who don't qualify for a federal program that does the same."In my opinion, this decision lies outside the principles of our faith and the principles of morality," said Rev. Jim Ryan. "Jesus said if you fail to feed the hungry, you fail to feed me." ...
On Monday, a large group of Democratic lawmakers held a press conference at Dora Moore Elementary school vowing to introduce a bill to restore funding for the Smart Start program, which may need an additional $124,000 to operate through the end of the current school year...
"It's not a moral issue, it's an accounting issue," said Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen.
It is always a moral issue. The religious directives about the poor are quite clear and precise. If we ignore them, then how much more absurd we have made our lives: all of us together - atheists and believers - deny God and together we refuse to accept the burden of morality!
If you did not understand "absurd" yesterday, surely it must be becoming clearer today.
Chance Gardiner says in the film Being There:
" I like to watch the young plants grow... Young plants do much better if a person helps them."
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