re: Some claim Jesus would be a liberal Democrat today

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But welfare is against biblical principles IMO because giving to the needy should be done voluntarily out of compassion from the heart, and not by force

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During biblical times, people were prevented from gathering the "extras" of their crop harvests. Any crops or food that had fallen to the ground or were on the outside of their fields were required by law to be left for the poor.