For the life of me, I simply cannot understand why American Christians support the welfare state. Every single welfare-state program is based on forced or coerced charity. How can forced or coerced charity possibly be reconciled with God’s gift of free will to people? It can’t be. So then why do American Christians (or any Christians) support it?

Surprisingly, even Christian ministers, who one would think would know better, support mandatory charity. They take the position that Caesar and God … Continue reading Why Do American Christians Support Coerced Charity?