Should Government Provide For The Poor
This is a discussion that started in comments on another blog, Unalienable Rights, and continues in his post, "Should Government Provide For The Poor?"
The topic is obvious, and I think you can guess at my take on the issue. Here is my stance, in summary:
You mention a host of verses that support the idea that God has charged His followers with the care of the poor. I couldn’t agree more! We (as Christians) certainly DO have a moral obligation to help those who are in need (love your neighbor). What you’ll notice though, is that NONE OF THE VERSES EVER TELL YOU TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE GIVE SACRIFICE FOR THE GOOD OF ANOTHER.
God does not tell us to force others to do good. He tells US to do good. He doesn’t want (or need) us to gang up on the “wealthy” in order to force them to give “their share” for the good of society. Yet, that is essentially what you’re advocating. You want a bunch of armed government thugs to go around forcing the “rich” to “do their part” in helping those “in need”.
The topic is obvious, and I think you can guess at my take on the issue. Here is my stance, in summary:
You mention a host of verses that support the idea that God has charged His followers with the care of the poor. I couldn’t agree more! We (as Christians) certainly DO have a moral obligation to help those who are in need (love your neighbor). What you’ll notice though, is that NONE OF THE VERSES EVER TELL YOU TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE GIVE SACRIFICE FOR THE GOOD OF ANOTHER.
God does not tell us to force others to do good. He tells US to do good. He doesn’t want (or need) us to gang up on the “wealthy” in order to force them to give “their share” for the good of society. Yet, that is essentially what you’re advocating. You want a bunch of armed government thugs to go around forcing the “rich” to “do their part” in helping those “in need”.
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