I agree. I believe in helping the poor and I do so out of Christian Charity for the love of God. When the government does so it is to enslave the recipients. They create a dependent class that will move heaven and earth to keep their checks and freebies coming.
I agree, we should help the poor, as directed by our faith, but I can’t help thinking there is something wrong, and over-generalizing about his opening statement. So the Government should NEVER structure it’s self to help the poor? Why not say the sole or predominant source of funding or care providers should not be the Government for an extended period of time? The average American Christian Charity organization is probably far less monied today than twenty years ago. Fewer regular churchgoers, fewer public sponsorships due to political correctness (i.e. Boy Scouts) are only two reasons.
Yes—Government Welfare systems destroys religions and charities. Socialism/welfare “rots the soul” and people are conditioned into thinking it is governments “job” to take care of the poor/hungry, PLUS the fact that taxes and regulations destroys the wealth and extra time of people-—they can’t afford the time or the money which they need for themselves and family.
It destroys the Christian idea of subsidiarity and the Natural Family. Makes workers/producers into slaves of the elites who decide who gets money/food/lives.