Adam Hamilton makes a faith-based case for healthcare reform

Despite hostile and distortive questioning from Lou Dobbs, Rev. Adam Hamilton of The Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, makes a religious argument for reforming our broken health care system. For more information about the faith community's efforts to reform our health care system, visit http://faithforhealth.org!

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[mrdale002]

Christian on the left of the screen, non-Christian on the right.... No health care for the homeless?!?!? Take off your collar man!

[oksel100]

Woops wrong Adam Hamilton? /watch?v=gu8J2XCA_r4

[ccsells]

Interesting when you note that Adam said, "moral obligation to *make accessible* affordable healthcare for everyone." Nowhere in the "debate" did the Pastor say that the government should pass any law whereby healthcare 'enrollment' was required by all. In fact, per Article of Religion #23 of his own denomination, "... And the said states are a sovereign and independent nation, and ought not to be subject to any foreign jurisdiction..." Federalism, get with it.

[christiangirlofdeath]

Im so glad pastor adam is my pastor!!

[Phalinex]

Since Dobbs exposed his hard right Fox bound mentality he has also exposed his inability to comprehend the point of putting morals over money in government. It is the responsibility of a nation to insure that its people are not sick cold and starving on the street. Its not only a moral obligation but in the long run its an economic necessity. The cost to society will be far greater if an out of sight out of mind republican attitude is taken. The heath and security of America will be diminished.

[musicifycation27]

Rev. Hamilton said something like this,"Those that are unable to work,but try,need to be given health care." This is the Christian opinion. Unfortunately, "Obamacare", the current health care plan, will not work. It hurts the economy, because it gives the gov more debt (empireacally proven in Iraq). If economy is better, more will be able to have health care. The gov. should first reduce debt, then address any additional people that are unable to attain health care. - KS high schooler.

[adamhoman1]

You guys seem lost this healthcare is more then what it appears. They plan to make in mandatory for everyone to have this healthcare and it won't be completely free. I don't know about you but I don't want any part of this Liberal class that moving us towards socialism. As far as preacher getting into politics many of the orignal for fathers were preachers and this is a Christian based country regardless to Obama's announcement of us no longer being a Christian nation!

[dingfosh]

Rev. Hamilton is my Pastor at COR. My faith walk began about 50 years ago and I have been blessed to serve in several leadership postions. I believe it is inappropriate for pastors to become so publically involved in such "politically" charged issues. Moral issues should not be handed over to an amoral/immoral body such as the federal government. Many poor people mentioned choose to buy tobacco products, alcohol, etc. which makes health insurance unaffordable. Lifestyle choices do matter.

[larryisall]

As a United Methodist, A am alarmed on this night of the passage of "Health Care Reform" contained in the House Bill or the Senate Bill, my alarm is based only in part on Speaker Pelossi's statement on the House floor that the bill was endorsed by the UMC. That cannot be so! there is no person or authority in the UMC for such an endorsement absent the Church's General Conference.

Rev. Hamilton's concern for the "15% uninsured is indeed a justice issue." He ignores that they can now have care.

[joeberry98]

I agree with Bishop Jackson more than Rev. Hamilton. As a Methodist myself, there is a moral obligation for justice and care for the poor, widowed, homeless, fatherless, but it's an individual moral obligation and a church body obligation, not a federal government obligation. For the 15% Rev. Hamilton speaks of, the local church community should be stepping in to help those individuals. It is there moral obligation to do so. No where in the Bible does it say it's the government's job.