It is NOT the role of government to relieve your own personal financial obligation to the poor.
When Barack Obama tells us it is required by Christ to support Obamacare, he is PUSHING his own false interpretation of scripture on people of ALL faiths which is CLEARLY unconstitutional. He cannot mandate that I tithe to his particular theological beliefs.
There were also from the beginning of this country, governmental programs for the poor. They were at the state and community level. And one of the jobs that kept state judges busy early in our history was making sure that communities did their part and didn't just dump indigents on other communities. Read the history of the poor laws in our country.
"It is NOT the role of government to relieve your own personal financial obligation to the poor."
No, government can not relieve you of your individual responsibility to the poor. However, as the verses I've posted show, government has it's own responsibility to the poor.
When Barack Obama tells us it is required by Christ to support Obamacare, he is PUSHING his own false interpretation of scripture on people of ALL faiths which is CLEARLY unconstitutional. He cannot mandate that I tithe to his particular theological beliefs.
I wasn't aware that Barack has mentioned Christ very often since becoming president. He seems more focused on Muslims.
The poor is also a civil problem, not just a spiritual problem. Thus Congress, not Obama, can and does mandate that you pay taxes that they then use for pork, waste and yes, to help the poor. It's not a tithe, it's a tax. It's not tithing to a particular theological belief, it's adhering to the civil law as passed by congress.
However, Scripture supports that government can and should do this and that its not your money as soon as a government levies the tax.
If you don't like the government, you can overthrow a government for reasons outlined in the Declaration of Independence. But we're not there. We have means of non-violent redress which will become apparent Nov 2.