[Carry_Okie]

Wallis’s favorite argument, as reported in the Times and elsewhere, is that the Bible makes more than three thousand references to poverty—far more than abortion or homosexuality—and yet religious conservatives, in his opinion, are obsessed with the abortion issue. So, says Wallis, the religious left is more in tune with the Bible than are conservatives.

Taking people's money at gunpoint and giving it to someone else is not charity for the poor, Mr. Wallis.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Its the cheapest and easiest thing in the world to point your finger at someone and to tell them that they are not doing enough and then turn around and be charitable with the money you collect.

Perhaps conservative Christians' charity is not obvious because they follow the advice of the gospel not to let the left hand know what the right is doing when you give alms. Jim Wallis trumpets "his" charity to the world and has his reward.

[P_A_I]

Wallis's favorite argument, as reported in the Times and elsewhere, is that the Bible makes more than three thousand references to poverty—far more than abortion or homosexuality—and yet religious conservatives, in his opinion, are obsessed with the abortion issue. So, says Wallis, the religious left is more in tune with the Bible than are conservatives.


Taking people's money at gunpoint and giving it to someone else is not charity for the poor, Mr. Wallis.
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Well said bump, and an excellent illustration of why politics & religion do not mix, and never have.

[Tax-chick]

Taking people's money at gunpoint and giving it to someone else is not charity for the poor, Mr. Wallis.

Bump that!

[StonyBurk]

The Poor you will always have with you,but you will not always have me."Jesus did have a way with His words.I just don't think He intended for the Government to make us all poor(in Spirit and wealth ) The Left makes much of their
twisted Scripture. Jesus NEVER commanded abortion--that
was left to a government that built a wall to keep the
foundational Christian principles from bothering the mere politicians.The Declaration of Independence declares the
Creator Gave us th eunalenable Right to Life(not abortion)
Jesus reminded the Twelve and the multitudes about the
destruction of Sodom (and the wickedness was homosexual lust)never condoned nor protected such -that was left to the Democratic Party.