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ck4829

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Mon Jul 29, 2024, 11:02 AM Jul 2024

It's weird how the Olympics "mock" Christianity but not calling the US a "Christian Nation" and having this... [View all]

Jesus healed people for free, so this should be unacceptable in a "Christian Nation" IMHO.


(For the visually impaired: A chart of life expectancy vs healthcare spending by several countries - The US is notably lower, showing that despite spending more on healthcare, the life expectancy is lower)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_per_capita

You'd think the "Christian Nation" that has Jesus who healed people for free AND supposedly has the best healthcare system in the world would be OVER and to the LEFT of those other countries, right?

And no excuses. This is unacceptable regardless of what kind of country we are.

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