Contention for Money

Last night I briefly flipped on the radio. There was an attorney hosting a show, taking calls from people in the community who were calling in about legal matters, mostly whether or not they should sue so-and-so for such-and-such. I immediately heard the women on the other end of the line ask, "so, should I sue him"? And the attorney rattled off his answer. The matter at hand seemed to me to be frivolous and petty. If she did decide to sue, it would be a case decided in the 100s of dollars range I would imagine. It impresses me that there are certain people in our community who seem to want to stir people up into contention with one another. And they seem to do it for the profit.

Don't think I am singling out any one profession by the way. It's not just the lawyers who do this. I only chose that example because it correlates with Alma 11:

20 Now, it was for the sole purpose to get gain, because they received their wages according to their employ, therefore, they did stir up the people to riotings, and all manner of disturbances and wickedness, that they might have more employ, that they might get money according to the suits which were brought before them; therefore they did stir up the people against Alma and Amulek.