Financial matters and the Christian

By: American Decency Staff

As we faithfully practice discernment, hold fast what is good and abstain from that which is evil, we are living in obedience to God’s Holy Word. Boycotting: A matter of Christian stewardship and personal holiness. Financial matters *** Boycotting: A Matter of Christian Stewardship and Personal Holiness *** Are your investments empowering culture rot? *** Made in China********************** Boycotting: A Matter of Christian Stewardship and Personal Holiness [Taken from ADA’s brochure “Boycotting: A Matter of Christian Stewardship and Personal Holiness” Abstaining from doing business with corporations that victimize children and families through the products that they produce, sell or rent, or the philosophy which they hold, is both a matter of Christian stewardship and a matter of personal holiness. … Through hundreds of hours of tantalizing, erotic advertisements, programs and videos, the children and adults of our culture accommodate to thoughts, attitudes and behaviors that are, at the very least, not wholesome. A boycott is one of the very few means that the Christian community has of visibly and audibly expressing a united concern regarding the debasing of human life. ************* Are your investments empowering culture rot? The Timothy Plan is a family of mutual funds offering individuals, like yourself, a biblical choice when it comes to investing. Are you concerned with the moral issues (abortion, pornography, anti-family entertainment, non-married lifestyles, alcohol, tobacco and gambling) that are destroying children and families? The Timothy Plan avoids investing in companies that are involved in practices contrary to Judeo-Christian principles. Their goal is to recapture traditional American values. We are America’s first pro-life, pro-family, biblically-based mutual fund group. http://timothyplan.com/ The Timothy Plan 1055 Maitland Center Commons, #100 Maitland, Florida 32751 (800) TIM PLAN ******* Made In China from Gary Bauer Wall Street received a scare yesterday when the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its biggest one-day point loss – 416 points – since the market re-opened after the Sept. 11th attacks. What sent the markets tumbling? The drop was partly due to China’s stock market plunging nearly 9 percent earlier in the day. While both markets seem to be rebounding today, this incident highlights the complex economic relationship between capitalist America and quasi-communist China. Our economies have become so intertwined that “when China sneezes, the United States catches cold.” Much of this stems from the fact that many U.S. companies have re-located to China in order to take advantage of cheap labor. Cheap Chinese goods are then shipped back to the U.S. for American consumption (when was the last time you bought a Christmas gift made in U.S?), which has produced an annual $120 billion (and rising!) trade deficit with China. The federal government’s budget deficits also play a role. About five percent of our national debt (that’s about $350 billion) is owned by the Chinese government, which means the value of the U.S. dollar is increasingly in the hands of Beijing. The upshot is that should the U.S. ever fall out with China – whether over Taiwan, North Korea or China’s appalling human rights practices – the communist nation has many tools at its disposal that could produce dire consequences for our economy. [Taken from Gary Bauer’s daily email alert, February 28, 2007] http://www.campaignforfamilies.org/ ==================================== Let’s encourage one another and strengthen one another to be more like our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. American Decency Association Bill Johnson, President P.O. Box 202 Fremont, MI 49412 PH: 231-924-4050 www.americandecency.org

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