I think the same can be said for many of those that attend more liberal Protestant denominations. I believe it’s the preaching and teaching of social justice principles that is the cause of the support for government welfare programs.
I can’t remember who it was on FR that has said that, in their opinion, the churches have relinquished much of the responsibility that they felt in the past to provide aid, and instead transferred the responsibility to the government. I couldn’t agree more.
“I can’t remember who it was on FR that has said that, in their opinion, the churches have relinquished much of the responsibility that they felt in the past to provide aid, “
The church took their money. The mafia protected them. The gov’t is the substitute for their ‘protector’.