Government vs. Christian Charity

• 2 Thessalonians 3:6 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:7 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:8 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:9 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:11 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:12 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:13 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:14 (NIV84)
• 2 Thessalonians 3:15 (NIV84)

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http://trommetter.com/log/charity/
In the run up to the 2008 Presidential election, I had a co-worker try to convince me it was my “Christian duty” to vote for Obama because he was the more “compassionate” candidate. His logic was that it’s the government’s responsibility to take care of people who are in need, so we shouldn’t mind paying higher taxes because we are more fortunate.

I contend it’s not the government’s responsibility to be charitable. There is nothing in the United States Constitution that established any of the agencies that tax us and “redistribute the wealth.” Churches and families are responsible to being charitable, not the government.

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