[MrB]

Libs believe that they receive the “moral credit” for spending your money.

Many libs like to bring up the "Jesus card" or something related to religion and giving.

I always throw it back in their face that advocating socialism counts for NOTHING toward their own personal obligation to help the poor.

[messierhunter]

I always throw it back in their face that advocating socialism counts for NOTHING toward their own personal obligation to help the poor.

Totally agree. Jesus wasn't a liberal, radical yes, but liberal? He didn't stand around organizing protests against Rome, nor did He advocate that Rome take everyone's money and redistribute it to make the poor dependent. He didn't abandon principles and morality like a liberal either. He went out and repaired lives himself, he put his own effort into it, not the fruit of someone else's efforts.

[CurlyDave]

I always throw it back in their face that advocating socialism counts for NOTHING toward their own personal obligation to help the poor.

Bringing this down to a personal level, if I ask myself the question: "Can I count part of my taxes toward my tithe?", the answer is NO!

Even though a big part of my taxes goes toward transferring money to the poor, government transfers do not help the poor. If I give to private charity, or even better through a church, the money distributed is not given out willy-nilly, but has conditions attached. Even if they are implicit rather than explicit. You must listen to a sermon before you get a free meal, that kind of stuff.

In many instances, there is significant mentoring associated with charity.

This mentoring is anathema to the liberals who think that every poor person has a "right" to help. My belief is that accepting charity means you have failed to make you own way in our world, and in addition to money, food, or rent, you need instruction in how to make you own way.

[D-fendr]

“A liberal’s compassion is only limited by the depth of your pockets.”