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re: Do Your Political Views Directly Reflect Your Religious Views?
Posted on 11/6/18 at 1:42 pm to CivilTiger83
Posted on 11/6/18 at 1:42 pm to CivilTiger83
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Abortion would be a big one. If you are talking about welfare and helping the poor, Christianity does not advocate for the government to help the poor... it calls individual Christians to do that.
Ok. Are we pretending that Christians would take care of the poor if the government is removed?
To what standard? Like homeless shelter care?
Can you point to a time or place where you think this happened?
Btw, I think there are Christian charities that do wonderful work. I think there are religious people who do wonderful things. This isn’t intended as a slam on Christians.
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Posted on 11/6/18 at 1:45 pm to FightnBobLafollette
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Are we pretending that Christians would take care of the poor if the government is removed
The poor people in the bible are a lot different than the poor people of today....
widows, orphans, mentally ill, legitimately disabled are a whole different lot than our concept of 'the least of these' today
Posted on 11/6/18 at 2:09 pm to FightnBobLafollette
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Ok. Are we pretending that Christians would take care of the poor if the government is removed?
To what standard? Like homeless shelter care?
Can you point to a time or place where you think this happened?
Btw, I think there are Christian charities that do wonderful work. I think there are religious people who do wonderful things. This isn’t intended as a slam on Christians.
Churches and Christian organizations already do this sort of thing.
Considering that more than half of Christian's charitable giving is done outside of a church, there's a lot of opportunity for that work to grow.
That is a important question for Christians though. What is the duty of the government and what is the duty of the Church? Some things managed by the government don't really have any business doing so.
This post was edited on 11/6/18 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 11/6/18 at 2:39 pm to FightnBobLafollette
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Ok. Are we pretending that Christians would take care of the poor if the government is removed?
To what standard? Like homeless shelter care?
Can you point to a time or place where you think this happened?
Ever hear of the Red Cross? Salvation Army? These Christian based organizations were once much more significant in the world in meeting people's needs. Do you know how often today churches help with homeless shelters and soup kitchens?
Russ Roberts, a Stanford economist who does a popular podcast (and not a Christian), argues that welfare programs crowd out charitable giving. He says in the past our communities were more charitable.
Welfare does not necessarily equate with Judeo Christian values.
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