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Frank's avatar

When people quote Jesus according to Matthew as saying, “When I was hungry, you fed me. When I was homeless, you gave me shelter. When I was naked, you clothed me,” they always seem to want you to believe it says, “When I was hungry, the government took your money to feed me. When I was homeless, the government took your money to give me shelter. When I was naked, the government gave me this lousy t-shirt.”

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Amy's avatar
Mar 21Edited

I don’t disagree with much of this, but the generosity of churches is not a solution to hungry kids in public schools- ask any teacher who witnesses the need (and yes, sometimes neglect) of their students. I’m not sure Jesus would advocate policy discussions that delay putting food in a hungry child’s stomach, either. A perfect example is the disciples wanting to send the crowd of ten thousand away to find their own food, and Jesus’ response, ‘YOU feed them.’

Also, I agree with you adults need to be held to account, but minor children with no power of their own shouldn’t have to pay the price in the name of discouraging socialism.

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