Reply #12: stop to consider [View All]

[Malva Zebrina]

that depending upon the welfare, hand out money of the government--tax payer money--will only shackle you to whomever will be controlling your purse strings and eventually the way your religion is run. Although no religion is a democracy that is for certain, I see no reason to just hand over this kind of control to the government, especially a corrupt one like the Bush regime. I see this as a scam, no matter how much "good" is done--by any religion holding out their hand for this government money. Let the government take better care and pay more attention to the social problems of it's citizens and there will be less need for churches to minister to needy people--fewer people who are hungry , sick or homeless should be the goal of government social programs--not giving it to a religion, making that religion a lackey of a particular leader, or political party, and worse yet, taking the money of tax payers, who come in all shapes, sizes, religions and no religions, to give it to the favored few--Christian no doubt--feeding at the trough -- it's welfare religion and if you do not think there will be abuses here I have a bridge to sell you.