MONEY TALKS

            Tell me how a man spends his money, and I’ll tell you what kind of person he is. Thankfully, money is not the “root of all evil,” but its use reflects the inner character of its possessor. Most people who “love” money don’t have it; that’s why gambling and the lottery craze are so popular. There’s such a thing as having money and not “loving” it; i.e. to utilize it as a vehicle to help others; to invest it in things that really benefit humanity. What a serious responsibility it is to be financially wealthy; for when standing before God one day, the issue will not be how much we made, but what we did with what we had.

            I was recently drawn to an article by Dan Gainor regarding Warren Buffett, the famous liberal billionaire icon. He’s a likeable chap indeed and one whose approachableness has been impressive to me. That impression was soiled when I read that he has donated “more than $1.2 billion to abortion organizations from 2001 to 2012!” This revelation comes on the heels of the year-old murder conviction of Dr. Kermit Gosnell “in the deaths of three babies…delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy, ‘house of horrors’ clinic” in Philadelphia.

            It must be said that, unlike Gosnell, Buffett’s actions have been entirely legal; but like abortion itself, it may be “legal” but that doesn’t make it moral or right. Furthermore, one’s character and philosophy of life is revealed by his philanthropy; the treasure of one’s heart is reflected in one’s giving. Money talks-- whether it takes the form of a political bribe, a gift to charity, or an enablement to those who snuff the life out of pre-born children.

Mr. Gainor brings out the fact that like Gosnell’s fiasco, Buffett’s story has likewise been “largely unreported.” His own charity, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, is named after his first wife who was an abortion advocate, closely linked to Planned Parenthood. While the Foundation’s website includes information regarding college scholarships, etc., there’s not even a “hint at the darker direction of the massive charity.”

It’s no wonder, for what liberal journalist would want to besmirch Warren Buffett’s “incredible media profile” by trying to explain to half of prolife America that this man has given “$289,811,421 to Planned Parenthood since 2001?”  That’s not the way to win friends and influence other liberals.

Money certainly sends with it a message, good or bad. It’s a shame that this “grandfatherly” and brilliant investor, Mr. Buffett, has shown such a lack of moral integrity. No, he hasn’t committed a crime personally, yet his monetary support of abortion has enabled others to perform their dastardly deeds. I’d call that being an accomplice to the crime. People heartily invest in that which is close to their hearts. It’s ironic and disturbing that Mr. Buffett has such clout among journalists, who bow at his feet, waiting for his latest “commentary” on world affairs.

In contrast, Mr. Gainor, points out that a person giving $1,000 to a ballot initiative to defend traditional marriage, would be considered “controversial.” Yet, $1.25 billion given to promote abortion is no seeming problem to those enamored by the pro-abortion agenda!

Indeed, money talks! In itself it is neutral; but in the hand of a person it takes wings for good or evil, depending on the heart attached to the hand.