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25. for evangelicals in their 40s or older, they would say help the poor through charity and your church

Reply to Chemisse (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 03:15 PM

Dec 2012

NOT the government.

I had an odd conversation with a friend about that once: at what level does a combined effort to help the poor cross from good to evil?

When it's not through the church?

When it's paid for by taxes?

For some reason, she saw taxes as a form of forced charity, but any group you join and give money to is going to use some part of that money in ways you don't approve of.

And why would the people being helped be harmed if it came from the state instead of a church? Because they didn't have to beg and weren't properly humiliated by their need?

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Even More Bad News for the GOP "US evangelicals question Republican ties" (BBC) [View all] Justin_Beach Dec 2012 OP

To Warren, associating with politics risks alienating potential members of the church. ToxMarz Dec 2012 #1

Risks money not going... ReRe Dec 2012 #11

Combining Religion and Politics results in POLITICS! Religion actually gets lost. SharonAnn Dec 2012 #18

I can't believe they're leaving. I hear the koolaid is delicious! think Dec 2012 #2

They're not out the door yet... JHB Dec 2012 #22

Well they did nominate a Mormon. dkf Dec 2012 #3

Imagining the GOP without Evangelicals ... Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #4

they would still have the racists and xenophobes to carry the water of the wealthy yurbud Dec 2012 #20

True but ... Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #21

I agree--now we have to convince Dems in Congress to stop playing WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S with them yurbud Dec 2012 #23

Or, the evangelical Christians just realized what Mormon doctrine really says and okaawhatever Dec 2012 #5

Yeah.... ReRe Dec 2012 #12

or like the rest of us, it's a generational divide among evangelicals yurbud Dec 2012 #24

You don't really mean "they" were only in it for the money? Ford_Prefect Dec 2012 #6

If they decide to go with social justice, Chemisse Dec 2012 #7

for evangelicals in their 40s or older, they would say help the poor through charity and your church yurbud Dec 2012 #25

There is no one voice that speaks for them, which is why they have so many influence peddlers Major Nikon Dec 2012 #8

They do have a ton of "representatives" but ... Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #14

I think ultimately those associations are going to cost them at the polls and already do Major Nikon Dec 2012 #17

I believe one of the main reasons Evangelical preachers steered clear EileenFB Dec 2012 #9

Evangelicals lie just like republlicans..... Uben Dec 2012 #10

Wow Did Evangelicals finally learn how to read Pakid Dec 2012 #13

I'll take #2 for $500, Alex... Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #15

Of course there are others .. Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #16

Evangelicals (Calvinism) working in tandem with big corporations have Dawson Leery Dec 2012 #19

Thats not bad news for the GOP DJ13 Dec 2012 #26

In what way? Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #28

You really think they'll get out of politics after 30+ years of controlling the GOP? DJ13 Dec 2012 #30

That is what the article was about ... Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #31

But have they gone too far? get the red out Dec 2012 #27

If you read the whole thing ... Justin_Beach Dec 2012 #29