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Does Socialism Help The Poor?

I normally don't talk too much about politics on my ministry. But the topic that I am bringing up today requires doing so. The topic I want to address today is how we should be responding to the people around the world in poverty. Many think that a political system, namely socialism, would help the poor and make the world a better place. However, I beg to differ. And I'm about to explain why. First, there should be no doubt in a Christian's mind that we do need to help the poor any way we can. Jesus says in Mark 14:7 "For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye will do them good: but me ye have not always". There are also several strong verses in Proverbs about how God loves the poor and is offended when we neglect them. But I will read just a couple. Proverbs 14:31-He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor Proverbs 17:5-Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is

Analysis of "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" (SPOILER WARNING!)

(WARNING. THIS ANALYSIS CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS!! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING THIS MOVIE, DON'T READ IT UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE!) So, this year I became a very big fan of Godzilla. For a while I never really liked monster movies or understood them. My mind changed when I saw Jurassic World in theaters a few years back, which was the first monster movie I really enjoyed. Some of the people I've talked to online who liked Jurassic World also liked Godzilla. And after seeing the kinds of monsters that were in the Godzilla franchise, I got really interested. A few years back I watched a couple Godzilla movies at a friend's house, which were the original Godzilla film and Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II. They were pretty cool. Then it wasn't until this year that I decided to get my hands on some more Godzilla films to try to catch up. I have watched every film in the second series of films except for The Return of Godzilla and Godzilla vs Biollante, and I have seen e