Do We Care For Our Own Any More?

[Apologiaphoenix]

How can we be fulfilling the mission of Christ if we're not doing our job? http://deeperwaters.wordpress.com/20...-own-any-more/

[Truthseeker]

1) "Abscond"? I think you mean "give our responsibilities to the government." Maybe better, "We've let the government take over the helping of people in need."

2) Taxes rob Christians of purchasing power or, if you prefer, donating power. Not only that, some people might think like this way, "Good grief, the government is spending that much money on aid! I think I'll let the government take care of needs and live on what I have left."

[Apologiaphoenix]

1) "Abscond"? I think you mean "give our responsibilities to the government." Maybe better, "We've let the government take over the helping of people in need."

Yep. That is the problem.

2) Taxes rob Christians of purchasing power or, if you prefer, donating power. Not only that, some people might think like this way, "Good grief, the government is spending that much money on aid! I think I'll let the government take care of needs and live on what I have left."

Indeed. Taxes discourage spending and growth. Build up the economy and there can be more donating.

[shunyadragon]

I believe many of naïve idealistic views that look to the 'Little House on the Prairie' and the Ozzie and Harriet' world of the past as human nature was different, and people cared more for people in the past then in the present world. When the whole picture of human nature over history is considered, this ideal past never existed where a nobler kinder society ruled, and we cared more for our fellow humans then today.