I'm reasonably certain the command is for the believer to care for the poor and those less fortunate, not for them to abdicate responsibility to the government.
Last I checked, the U.S. government was primarily made up of professed Christians. So shouldn't they be using their positions to care for the poor and those less fortunate?
Based on their theology, no, they should be using portons of their salaries to take care of those individuals.
I've read the New Testament and I don't remember where it says that the only way that the poor should be helped is by Christians giving them money from their salaries. Can you point it out to me please?
The worst people I have met in life are usually christian
How many cases of child sexual abuse have they swept under the rug?
Tax the church!
And so the talking past each other continues...
don’t worry 😉 material conditions’bout to fix that
Ive been grown up in Germany as part of the evanglian lutherian Church, the main Christian church in northern Germany.
And all the officials of the church (Pastor, superintendend etc) and volunteers ive met have been really nice people. Collecting money and stuff for the poor, giving refugees facing deportation church asylum, taking part in civil rights movements to fight for the rights of minorities like LGBTQI*, people of color or member of other religions, taking care of the old and sick, helping alcohol and drug addicts etc.
Like a good aunt. Not always the most progressive person you know, but still always good hearted and kind and willing to fight for the good.
So churches can be imho a good place.
Can be but they are not
the preferred nomenclature is least incoherent reactionary
thx
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