As we approach the Christmas celebration our thoughts go to the birth of Jesus Christ, faith, hope, and charity. THe Christian religion teaches us to be charitable and help the poor. Many Christians play a very active role in charity. These charities are dependant on gifts of time and money. The monetary gifts are dependant on the great capitalist system we live. Capitalism affords people the opportunity to provide for their vamilies and support charities of their choice.
The term “Their Choice” is key. Proponents of big government like progressives and socialists feel the enlightened political elite are in a better position to determine who should receive charity and who should pay for the charity. They actually believe that government action to redistribute wealth is beneficial to the country. I think people should have the right to determine which charities they support.
I support Christian’s right to celebrate and practice their religion, and pick which charities they want to support. This may not be politically correct, but I have a question. Why is it that if a Christian says or does something that someone disagrees with or finds offensive it is politically incorrect, but if other special interest groups do the exact same thing, it is their civil liberty or free speech? I don’t understand how we let this happen. I know Christians are very tolerant of others with different beliefs, but we can’t let this tolerance take away our own rights to celebrate and practice our religion.
Merry Christmas to all.
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