1. Yes, the "downtrodden." Not deadbeats who won't help themselves. Not illegal immigrants who violate our laws to exploit our generosity. Not predators and abortionists and charter members of the Midnight Knife and Gun Club.
2. When you say "we," that doesn't mean "the government." Healthcare was never a governmental responsibility until the last few decades. Before that, private charities and religious institutions handled it. Ever wonder why hospitals are named things like "SAINT Jude's" and "SISTERS OF MERCY" and "METHODIST" or "PRESBYTERIAN" or "LUTHERAN" instead of "Federal Health Agency and Baitshoppe"?
our Judeo-Christian ethic demands that we take care of the downtrodden.
1. Yes, the “downtrodden.
So you believe the paradigm of Cain is the Judeo-Christian ethic?