Such Bible-thumpers who use religion in issues of State should know that Jesus was very inclined to help the poor. It's in the Bible.
2007-02-21 07:44:02 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Why are you conservatives under the impression that poor people don't work and that taxes/welfare is "stealing" money from some people? Give me a break and get educated...
2007-02-21 07:56:12 · update #1
wmcritter, if our nation endorses welfare then many individuals are supporting those who need help. Therefore, your thesis is incorrect.
2007-02-21 07:58:00 · update #2
Of course He is not against welfare. I do not know any conservative who believes that. The Bible says it is better to work and tithe than to beg or steal. Welfare was not needed in the early Church because everyone owned their items in common.
We need welfare now because greedy capitalists founded a country and 220 years later, we live in it.
2007-02-21 07:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why don't you acknowledge "Bubba"s answer? No argument there huh. Interesting, and right on the money, so to speak.
I don't use religion in issues of State. Don't generalize. There should be a complete separation of the two. And I'm certainly no bible-thumper.
So let's take religion and Jesus out of the equation: what was the welfare system created for in the first place? Those who legitimately need it. Those who have exhausted all other avenues. Dignified people who turned to this system when they simply had no other choice. And don't forget there was a stigma attached. Some were too proud, others were ashamed and hid the fact they were accepting help.
Now? There is no stigma. Or I should say it has been reversed. Are you living in a cave? Do you not understand that YOU are working to pay for lazy ingrates with a false sense of entitlement to lay on the couch eating twinkies all friggin day, every day, while you're at work? Perfectly capable people who could easily get a job, but feel it is beneath them? I mean, why should they, right?
Does this not bother you in the least? How about the girl who lies on her application for assistance saying she is a single mother who in fact has a live-in boyfriend and gets a $1500 a month apartment for half the rent and is going to school full time on YOUR dime? The examples are ENDLESS....it is all around you. And it's coming out of YOUR pocket. Take your blinders off buddy.
WAKE UP
2007-02-23 00:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by Maudie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you generalize all Conservatives this way? This generalization makes you sound naive and immature. Just because your a Conservative doesn't mean you automatically go to church every Sunday. I don't go to church or even claim a religion. I think it's a waste of time. Oh by the way, I'm Conservative. I'm also not completely against welfare. There should be strong limitations and requirements to be on welfare. My opinion is, if you are healthy and can walk, then you need to get your lazy *** out of the house and work to support your family.
2007-02-21 08:12:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's a huge difference between helping the poor and being forced to pay the government to help the poor. I'm not religious, but even I know that Jesus didn't advocate Roman redistribution of wealth.
2007-02-21 08:25:03 · answer #4 · answered by VoodooPunk 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jesus himself didn't work. Unless you call traveling around talking to people work. In that case everyone on Yahoo Answers should get fed and paid for their time. Clergy are nothing but a bunch of socialist losers. To lazy to work for someone else, so they talk their crap and pass the plate. It's all about conning the people out of money.
Conservative "Bible Thumpers" should read more of the book they like to refer to so much. Book of Matthew:Quote from Jesus, " Consider the birds of the air, they do not sow nor do they reap, yet they are provided for." " Consider the lilies of the field.... they toil not, but King Solomon himself was never arrayed such as one of these."
And when it comes to paying taxes that are used for programs helping the needy, It says: "Give unto Cesar what is Cesar's" And didn't Jesus also respect the "good Samaritan" more than the people who considered themselves to be righteous and yet wouldn't stop to help someone in need?
Funny how so many people can say they follow the word, but don't even know what the word is. They like to pick and chose what verses they want to apply. Most don't cause them to reach into their pocket, or cause them to have to donate any of their time. Most Church's spend much more money on sending out "missionaries" on little vacations around the globe, or building fancy Churches, than they do on helping those who are destitute.
A bunch of phonies. They talk their trash when they want to hold people to do something for them, but hide from the true practice that their book promotes.
2007-02-22 02:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Felix 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very true, but He also said, "Those who do not work, shall not be allowed to eat." And it wasn't a government program that He was endorsing, but the mission of the church to meet the needs of the people. People who are disabled or down and out sometimes need a helping hand, but there are others who play the system and go through life without working for anything. They won't dig a ditch because it is beneath them to do such menial labor, but they will stand there with their hand out waiting for the system to support them. Christ never intended for anyone to be a sponge.
2007-02-21 07:51:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
No, and no conservative believes that. However, it's interesting how Liberals believe that people need to be FORCED to pay extremely high taxes to make sure that the poor get help. Why doesn't anyone talk about how infinitely more GENEROUS churches and religious individuals are than atheists / agnostics / humanists / progressives? Religious institutions are responsible for the vast majority of humanitarian relief in this world.
Get a clue and step out of your ideological fog...it's blinding you.
2007-02-22 00:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
As a Christian, it is One’s personal duty to help the poor. Using the Government to do One’s personal duty is a piss poor plan.
The Bible says that Stealing is wrong. What do you call it when you take something by force and give it to someone else?
The Bible says that coveting another’s property is wrong. What do you call it when a politician uses class envy to institute more handouts?
2007-02-21 07:52:36 · answer #8 · answered by Bayou Brigadier 3 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Yes. I don't have the exact quote in front of me, so I'll paraphrase:
Jesus said: "If a man asks you for help, help him, even if all you have to give is the shirt of your back".
Basically, Jesus did not say to go steal money from the rich to give to the poor. Jesus did not not say to form a comity, or leave it up to your neighbor, or wait for the government to do it. Jesus said for you, as an individual to help. No passing the buck, no excuses, just do it.
So yes Jesus, according to his own words, was against all forms of government welfare. It is the responsibility of each of us as individuals to take care of our fellow man.
2007-02-21 07:52:40 · answer #9 · answered by Aegis of Freedom 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes, He did help the poor. But He did not reach into other peoples' pockets to take their money to help the poor and applaud Himself as charitable. Am I being too nuanced and subtle here?
He said it was every Christians personal duty to help. Not craft tax laws to steal it from the rich, nor to take it from businesses. He was talking about personal giving to charity.
He did not say a thing about government-sponsored charity using taxpayer money.
2007-02-21 08:00:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋