Archive for the ‘Values’ Category

DNC Platform

October 20, 2012, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 10:39 AM

Recently, I heard John MacArthur say, “I’m not one to talk about politics as such, but I was essentially amazed that one of the historic parties here in the United States adopted the sins of Romans 1 as their platform.”   Following is Romans 1:18-32 with the 2012 Democrat platform quoted inline:   18 For the […]

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Marriage Amendment and Eugenics?

May 7, 2012, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 2:59 PM

On Sunday, May 6, 2012, The Winston-Salem Journal published an editorial comparing Democrat support for eugenics for 50 years with the current Republican support for the Marriage Amendment. The following article is a response to this editorial: I am constantly amazed at the far left editorials that are produced by this self-proclaimed moderate paper, but […]

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Priorities for NC General Assembly

November 5, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 11:20 PM

On November 2, 2010, the Republican party gained control of the North Carolina General Assembly for the first time since 1898… 112 years! I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a number of the people that will be representing us in this new General Assembly and am hopeful that NC will turn back towards […]

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Issues: Health Care

July 2, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 10:00 AM

It has amazed me to watch as the current Democrats in Congress have tried all sorts of tactics to pass their wildly unpopular healthcare bill. If this bill is finally forced through Congress and is signed into law so that the government is able to take control of the healthcare industry, we can expect the […]

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Issues: Federal Debt and Taxes

July 2, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 9:00 AM

When Congress talks about fiscal responsibility, they usually discuss cutting our deficit, but they rarely say anything about what we need to do with our debt. The national debt is the more important problem. The larger debt grows, the more of our tax money goes to paying interest on that debt.

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Issues: Jobs

July 2, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 8:00 AM

As I have listened to those who live in the 12th district, it has been made very clear to me that the three most important issues to North Carolinians are: Jobs Jobs Jobs As an employee myself, I would agree. Nevertheless, we have watched over the past year as Congress has focused its attention on […]

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The Message: A Final, but very Important Note

July 1, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 3:00 PM

The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”  In this one simple sentence, our Founders declared two things: 1) that all men are […]

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The Message: Responsibility in Government

July 1, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 2:00 PM

In the past year, we have all heard about many of the bills that have come before Congress that were thousands of pages in length. It is not possible that a bill of this size can efficiently accomplish what it was intended to accomplish. Because of the large size, politicians are forced to have their […]

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The Message: Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and Our Posterity

July 1, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 1:00 PM

Our Constitution states that it was created so the blessings of freedom would be insured for us, and for our children, and for our children’s children. The policies and laws that our government creates are often created with the best of intentions, but when we allow our government to overstep its constitutional limits and interfere […]

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The Message: Promote the General Welfare

July 1, 2010, Posted by Scott Cumbie at 12:00 PM

If there was no national debt, there would be at least $14 trillion to be used to create jobs and grow businesses in all our communities. A pastor in a low income community recently said that when any money comes into his community, the money quickly leaves. The money does not “revolve” around the community.

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