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Some Quote Scripture But Ignore Needy

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.
The Florida Channel
Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell contrasts two groups who quote Scripture as they address health issues. One group is Shepherd's Hope, which raises money and volunteers to treat the low-income uninsured.

The other is a group of Republicans in Tallahassee, who in Maxwell's words are "scrambling for excuses to turn away billions of dollars in federal money to provide health care for the poor."

Only one of the groups is living the Gospel, he writes.

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.