The Quick Scan by Mike Ramey

 

FOR THE LOVE OF A DOLLAR, PART 2

      In our last jam-packed adventure, we hit upon what many were willing to do in these last days to secure financial freedom for themselves—many times at the expense of others.  In short, we have a lot of people in our modern era who are quite content to love a dollar more than our institutions, our nation, our homes and our children.

      How may one tell if an individual, or a group are more than happy to chase after that piece of paper?  Simple.  Study the person or group when their ‘revenue source’ is about to be cut off—whether rightly or wrongly.  In terms of the illegal alien issue, I have noticed a host of groups—ranging from urban churches to NGOs (Non-Government Organizations) that have been screaming bloody murder now that the Trump administration has activated the machinery to remove the illegals from the country.  The side effect of this re-enforcing of the law?  Many other illegals are self-deporting, and self-departing America for their own shores.  In the words of General Albert Burkhalter from the historic hit TV show Hogan’s Heroes: “The party’s over!”

      Some urban school corporations—who could barely teach OUR OWN children how to read and write—are up-in-arms trying to protect the illegal children under the school house bell.  Why?  Because the past Biden administration sent along federal money for every illegal child.  Same for many urban churches in ‘sanctuary cities’.  Same for NGOs.  Same for religious charities.  You get the point.  Where a dollar can be gathered without too much muss or fuss in the matter of illegal aliens, Black folk are eagerly shoved out of the way by other Black folk, for the love of a dollar!

      But wait, there’s more!

      DEI is another area where Black folk are being led astray for the love of a dollar by others and themselves..  DEI stands for ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’.  In reality?  DEI stands for ‘Deception, Entitlement and Idolatry’. And, as the Trump administration is cutting the cord to the US Treasury on those groups and organizations and individuals who are die-hard supporters of DEI, we are finding out that those who were ‘DEI’ hires were less capable, less competent, and less likely able to handle a REAL job in the REAL world.  Those who were involved in this ‘hellish drain’ on our common sense—from the trainers and HR leaders to the suckers who bought into the process—are screaming like broiled trout.  The money tree has had a chain saw put to the roots and has fallen faster than fast.

      Now that the truth has been exposed, the hope is that the lesson can be learned.  One ONLY achieves based upon hard work, merit, and preparation.  Loving a dollar is not even recommended for the short term.  It can’t love your back…but it can play you for a fool.

      Mike Ramey is a Retired Minister, KJV Bible Teacher, syndicated columnist and Bible Prophecy Specialist who lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.  “The Quick Scan” is one of a variety of his columns appearing and abounding in print and cyberspace, written from a biblical, business, and common-sense perspective since 1996.  To drop him a line—or a whine—the address is still the same: mgmikeramey@yahoo.com.  ©2025 Barnstorm Communications International.

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Rev. M. G. “Mike” Ramey (Retired) served as the Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist & Media Consultant of “The Gang Line”. He had been interviewed in the U. S. and abroad on radio, television, and Internet about the dangers of Modern Street Gangs since 2007. His writings on Modern Street Gangs abound in print and online. Previously, he served as an award-winning broadcast journalist, producer, and TV/Radio talk show host. He has also served as a staff writer, section editor, and syndicated columnist. Ramey has won—or helped to win—some two dozen journalism awards and citations. He also holds a Police Citation for Citizen Bravery from the Indianapolis Police Department (1986). Ramey is also married, an Ordained Minister (Retired) and a KJV Bible Teacher.

Ramey is a Certified Modern Street Gangs Specialist with Certifications in Law Enforcement (2006), Non-Law Enforcement (2010), and Gangs & Cults Ministry (2017). He also has endorsements in K-12 Gang Issues and Transnational Gangs. He also carries Specialist Ratings in Cult/Occult Crime, and Transnational Human Trafficking. Ramey has also served with several International anti-gang ministries, including Gangstyle.com of Washington state (2004-2009), Thug Exposed Ministries of California (2010 to 2015) and Bishop Outreach Ministries of Florida (2010 to 2015).

In 2011 “The Gang Line” offered training and certification coursework for those interested in becoming certified Modern Street Gang Specialists: Training approaches the anti-gang ministry field through the combined use of spiritual (biblical principles/discipleship) and criminal (gang members and gang crime). From 2015-2017, Ramey served as an Advisory Board Member for the School of Criminal Justice at Harrison College, Indianapolis, Indiana, with a specialty of Organized Crime & Gangs. From 2017-2019, Ramey served as a Bible Teacher to at-risk detained juvenile offenders at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center with his own Bible-based Curriculum centering upon Biblical Life Skills taught from the Book of Proverbs.

Rev. Ramey’s skill set includes having been a veteran substitute teacher (Secondary Education), a college instructor for two Bible colleges in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, a Probation Officer (Intensive/High Risk & School-Based) with the Marion County Juvenile Court, and a peer grant reviewer of anti-gang grant programs with the U.S. Department of Justice (2010). He also created, designed, and taught the course “Modern Street Gangs: Developing Urban Ministry Strategies—UM-190” at Crossroads Bible College, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009 & 2010). In 2013, Ramey served as a post-production Consultant for Chick Publications’ national anti-gang comic: “Black Angel”. It was translated into Spanish in 2014.

Ramey has written extensively on the topic of Modern Street Gangs with two Internet columns: “The Gang Line” and “The Gang Line Blogger” which abound in cyberspace. In a post-pandemic society, the motto of The Gang Line still rings true: “Spiritual Solutions for Spiritual Problems!”

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