Across the USA every Thanksgiving, meals and food parcels are distributed in the hundreds of thousands. Churches of many different denominations, the Red Cross, food banks, businesses and individual philanthropists all contribute. Here in Augusta, GA, the late James Brown (aka "The Godfather of Soul") used to give out hundreds of turkeys every Thanksgiving. It happens all over the country. So I'm guessing that the only thing which makes this piece newsworthy is that it's Calvinists who are doing it. I mean if Calvinists did this all the time, it wouldn't be news, right?
The headline says that "charity and predestination go hand in hand". Is that to imply that predestination is a prerequisite for the exercise of charity?
Perhaps "da Godfather" was a member of the elect, too.
"So I'm guessing that the only thing which makes this piece newsworthy is that it's Calvinists who are doing it." As flawed as Calvinism might be we need to recognize and thank them for their efforts of the poor. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us;
361 "This law of human solidarity and charity", without excluding the rich variety of persons, cultures and peoples, assures us that all men are truly brethren."
No, the information of special note is that there are 1,500 Calvinists in Santa Monica.
That in itself is a miracle of God’s grace.