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Dave Ramsey’s vicious lashing out at a reporter

Post author By andy.rowell
Post date January 15, 2021

No one should ever recommend Dave Ramsey or the Financial Peace University course ever again. And I mean that sincerely. Bob Smietana is a long-time superb reporter and this statement by Dave Ramsey is outrageous and vicious.

We asked @DaveRamsey and his company for a comment on a story. " We want to confirm for you that you are right, we are horrible evil people," they told us in a sarcastic official response, which they sent to their whole company and local pastors. https://t.co/xCogLCw70q
— Bob Smietana (@bobsmietana) January 15, 2021

Here is the article:

Dave Ramsey says he is tired of being labeled as a "jerk" for trying to get people to "stay in line." But disagree with him on COVID or have premarital sex and you are gonehttps://t.co/MUinDB9gS4
— Bob Smietana (@bobsmietana) January 15, 2021

Here is the background:

Dave Ramsey demonstrates that he is not wise with his disregard to the health of his employees and those they contact.
He also has a history of rage: https://t.co/l9igO3bZAn confirmed: https://t.co/sZaG8b6rxt
Avoid promoting the Financial Peace University program at your church. https://t.co/JPO7RcftzC
— Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) December 11, 2020

Yes, I'm assuming Dave Ramsey himself wrote this email. A Public Relations person would never do this. The only person who would do this is someone lashing out in anger without listening to anyone because *any* advisor would counsel against this reckless, vicious response.

Rewording my original tweet: I would not recommend Dave Ramsey or support his Financial Peace University course because this email to long-time respected reporter Bob Smietana is outrageous and vicious. And it fits with much else we know about Ramsey's behavior. See above tweets.

Originally tweeted by Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) on January 15, 2021.

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Weekly religious service attenders are the only group who report more with excellent mental health this year

Post author By andy.rowell
Post date December 11, 2020

Weekly religious service attenders are the only group to have more rate their mental health as excellent in mid- Nov 2020 than in 2019.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/327311/americans-mental-health-ratings-sink-new-low.aspx
1. Religious attenders are often happier. See https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1300552809092243456?s=20
2. Interesting because many are attending online.

Pretty remarkable, yet not remarkable at all. Also—there is so much pain and loneliness in this country, no matter who you are. Lord, have mercy. https://t.co/tMsFHm8FPc
— Andy Crouch (@ahc) December 11, 2020

Between June 29 and September 18, about 50% of the churches that the @BarnaGroup surveyed were hosting church services in their usual building. (0% were between March 20 and May 18).

https://pinkston.co/docs/church-leader-survey-results-week-18.pdf

A @pewresearch study shows that 29% of those who could work at home are going back to the office.
100% – 71% = 29%
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020/12/09/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-and-hasnt-changed-the-way-americans-work/

A study of office space occupancy shows 21% have returned to work. The high of 27% was in October.

Last week’s jobs report contained similar news.

The share of employed Americans working at home because of the pandemic rose from 21.2% in October to 21.8% in November, the first monthly increase https://t.co/qsgq1gtByT pic.twitter.com/OdidKldjRl
— Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) December 9, 2020

Based on those two statistics of about 21-29% of people have returned to their workplaces though they could work at home, I’m guessing that is also about the percentage of people who have returned to attend church in person even though they could attend online.

Originally tweeted by Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) on December 11, 2020.