July 25, 2007
City missed chance to act righteously
In November 2005 the City of Toledo elected Carty Finkbeiner to his third term as Mayor. A short time later, in seemingly unrelated news, Warren Buffett gave the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 37 billion dollars and joined their fight against famine and disease around the world.
Imagine with me for a moment if some political figure in Toledo had the daring insight to secure the Owens Illinois building for humanitarian efforts before it became a monument to the god America really worships… money.
Imagine if we would have been tuned into the heart and mind of God, ready to offer Bill and Melinda Gates the Owens Illinois building – along with the symbolic key to the city – and tell them, “Bill, Melinda, Mr. Buffett, our city is at your disposal, let us help you do some good in this world.” Ladies and gentlemen I believe with every fiber of my being that we, Toledoans, could have changed the very destiny of this planet.
Instead of being leaders in a righteous revolution we set our sites on building a Marina District, that is when were not squabbling about garage pickup. Men of God do not build playgrounds for the wealthy while children are sick and starving anywhere on this planet. That is my opinion, I will stand behind it, even if I stand alone.
And the forth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent of what they had done. (Revelation 16:8-9)
A little global warming anyone?