The Cloth
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Reliance on the state as the primary mechanism for helping the needy not only undermines the potential of individual goodwill but also betrays a skepticism about the very people he claims to champion. True compassion, particularly from a Christian perspective, should rest on trust in mankind’s capacity for generosity and mutual aid and not on the coercive arm of bureaucracy.
“To our discredit, we have expected that civil authority can well function without the tangible presence of moral virtue.”
At the Cross, in powerful symbolism, God the Father lays claim to the world, establishing God’s right of possession.
“Review the very first of the Ten Commandments, ‘Worship no other gods but Me.’”