The big guys in this meeting were the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Association of Evangelicals and the Salvation Army. Jim Wallis, a known lefty evangelical hack, is obviously the point man on this effort. They brought to him their “Circle of Protection” doctrine (hmmm…sounds very…pagan, NTTAWWT! 😛 ), basically stating that any cuts or changes to federal welfare programs are unacceptable. So apparently the USCCB, NAE and Salvation Army are opposed to any efforts to reduce bureaucratic and rampant fraudulent waste of funds that could be going to poverty-stricken Americans…seems kinda…I dunno…sinful?
This is yet again one of the reasons I abandoned the Church, Christian charity, at least as guided by the clergy is no longer performing the charity as a church, it’s aiding the federal government in coercing the public to hand that much more money over to the state.
That’s a bridge too far for me, I used to be appalled by the idea of stripping churches of their tax exempt status, but if they want to see the welfare state maintained as it is? Fine, then they can help pay for it, too. Democrats? Here’s your much wanted revenue.
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