Which is Worse?

Is it a larger problem to know what to do and not do it than it is to not know what to do in the first place. I suppose it is apathy versus ignorance.

In the case of the United States Congress, by and large it seems to be a combination of both – really ignorant people being quite apathetic.

“Congress has missed so many budget and appropriations deadlines over the years that no one takes these deadlines seriously,” Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., said. “We often fund programs on a short-term basis, sometimes month-to-month or even week-to-week. Political standoffs have even led to complete government shutdowns. This is inexcusable. We no longer have ‘one nation, under God, indivisible,’ but ‘one nation, yet again, interrupted.'” (Associated Press)

If the Church of Jesus Christ operated in such a manner we would be “out of business” in a matter of months. If the business you work for operated like Congress, you would probably starve to death.

It’s time for a change. Ignorance and apathy have plagued the people of God since the beginning of time. Perhaps it has also always been so in the Congress. . .but it seems to be more prevalent during these days. I, for one, would like to kick a little. . .I mean, kick these folks into behaving like elected representatives of the people whose Nation could be the greatest on Earth. It won’t take much longer for that to be “out of sight.”