Reply #26: Jesus never advocated

[Yupster]

going to the government to get help for the poor though.

He advocated people, as individuals to help the poor.

Rome had quite a welfare system back in Jesus' day, but he never advocated a march on Jeruselum for expanded government services and bread doles.

The Good Samaritan didn't call the local government official and tell him there's a guy hurt in the street, he acted himself to see the man was taken care of.

In my opinion, your Christian responsibility is not to get taxes raised, especially your responsibility is not to get taxes raised on the other guy (the rich) to pay to get people helped. It is to help people -- you, yourself, individually.

I hear too many people on this site gripe that they want more, more, more -- more money, more health insurance, more time off, more pay.

And when it comes to helping the less fortunate, it's yes, we need to raise taxes -- on the rich.

More for me, less for them -- and then have the nerve to talk about Christian charity.