Government has no soul and in lacking a soul is incapable of love. Helping others with one’s own resources moderated with love is a totally different thing from bureaucratic programs.
If you accept that governments can tax their citizens then the only question is what for. And, considering that Jesus said that His kingdom was not of this world then we ought to look hard at any argument in the political realm that relies upon faith to say we should do something.
Government has no soul and in lacking a soul is incapable of love. Helping others with one’s own resources moderated with love is a totally different thing from bureaucratic programs.
If you accept that governments can tax their citizens then the only question is what for. And, considering that Jesus said that His kingdom was not of this world then we ought to look hard at any argument in the political realm that relies upon faith to say we should do something.
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This is a great column!