You may be familiar with the proverb that it is better to teach a man to fish as that skill will feed him for a lifetime. Liberalism leads to taking away one's ability to do for himself and his family by making him believe that all blessings come from government. The truth is that all blessings come from God, including the various talents that individuals have. If we trust in God and do what is right (meaning loving our neighbor as ourselves, helping the helpless, such as widows and orphans - which would include others who cannot do for themselves . . .) then we do not burden others needlessly and bring God's grace upon those who are less fortunate. So Christianity and conservatism are related because conservatives respect the individual's God-given rights while gladly helping the helpless.
When comparing who gives more money to charity, conservatives win the top spot. Why is that? Perhaps it's because liberals prefer others to give so they don't have to.
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Civic Minded 2012/05/02 03:21:01
Why do you lack the ability to help anyone and need the govt to do the right thing?
Here is a nice article, in study after study, the results proove you simply wrong...
http://winteryknight.wordpres...
and heres some more......
"November 28, 2006
Who Gives More: Democrats or Republicans?
Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
In his new book, Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism, Arthur C. Brooks presents research showing that religious conservatives are more charitable than secular liberals. He says people who support the idea that government should redistribute income are among the least likely to dig into their own wallets to help others. Included in his book is an analysis of 15 sets of data that he says all came to the same conclusion.
What are the implications of his findings? Does it matter to charities whether they get more money from Democrats or...
Here is a nice article, in study after study, the results proove you simply wrong...
http://winteryknight.wordpres...
and heres some more......
"November 28, 2006
Who Gives More: Democrats or Republicans?
Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time
In his new book, Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism, Arthur C. Brooks presents research showing that religious conservatives are more charitable than secular liberals. He says people who support the idea that government should redistribute income are among the least likely to dig into their own wallets to help others. Included in his book is an analysis of 15 sets of data that he says all came to the same conclusion.
What are the implications of his findings? Does it matter to charities whether they get more money from Democrats or Republicans? What can be done to counter these trends? What research data was used to reach these conclusions?....."
http://philanthropy.com/artic...
Now, if the liberals really wanted to help, they would not preach dependency on the government which is the exact outcome of their "help". If you want to have a true effort to help someone, tell them they need to work to support themselves and their families rather than help them to stay poor.
I love how liberals always go to the help argument. They just don't know how to do it.
How 'typical'.
"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong", but you can protect the weak by weakening the strong, and isn't that all a decent human being hopes for?
I've heard many say they "study logic" but that is many times nothing more than studying theories written down in a text. You've not been on the earth long
enough to review your theories in practice and see actual results. But that's all they are, fantastical theories.
I believe "decent" human beings strive for a quality of life not dependent on reducing the human factor to the weakest link in the chain but for each individual striving to better themselves to their individual highest potential. You cannot do that by employing the life model you suggest.
It always amazes me that these infants who have barely learned to get up on time think they have all the answers. Do you think this kid has ever donated to a church or charity or done community service or worked in a soup kitchen? it is obvious he is an entitlement kid!!
He has no concept of what it means to support himself, much less help the truly needy!
I also enjoy how you label me as an entitlement kid and assume I have never done community service, both of which are untrue. I intended to respond to your above post, but given your lack of reason I see little point now.
Have a great night.
As a student , Certainly via professors and peers you have been led to believe that you are some how superior and better educated than the masses of unwashed. correct ? Furthermore due to your inherent superior mind you expect an above average lifestyle following college correct ?
Please add the following information to your resume and check the facts.
1/2 of recent college graduates are currently unemployed . A large percentage of those employed are underemployed in an low paying job unrelated to their career .
They were taught the same lies you are being fed, now deep in hock , unable to earn a living they blame others for their failure .
"Conservatives are by-and-large more wealthy than liberals, "
Where did you ascertain this fact ? Blue collar , farmers , Nascar fans , US military personnel would represent which group ?
Obama , Buffet , Pelosi, Michael Moore , John Kerry, Al Gore, George Soros, in fact the top 10% would best represent which group ?
The OWS crowd living in $500,000 dollar homes , protesting From tents , sleeping bags donated to them while typing on $3,000 dollar laptops best represent who ?
Hypocritical fashion , the Progressive / liberals always horde the most and best fo...
As a student , Certainly via professors and peers you have been led to believe that you are some how superior and better educated than the masses of unwashed. correct ? Furthermore due to your inherent superior mind you expect an above average lifestyle following college correct ?
Please add the following information to your resume and check the facts.
1/2 of recent college graduates are currently unemployed . A large percentage of those employed are underemployed in an low paying job unrelated to their career .
They were taught the same lies you are being fed, now deep in hock , unable to earn a living they blame others for their failure .
"Conservatives are by-and-large more wealthy than liberals, "
Where did you ascertain this fact ? Blue collar , farmers , Nascar fans , US military personnel would represent which group ?
Obama , Buffet , Pelosi, Michael Moore , John Kerry, Al Gore, George Soros, in fact the top 10% would best represent which group ?
The OWS crowd living in $500,000 dollar homes , protesting From tents , sleeping bags donated to them while typing on $3,000 dollar laptops best represent who ?
Hypocritical fashion , the Progressive / liberals always horde the most and best for themselves while shouting about sharing .
This comment also I would challenge.
"Liberals dedicate more time and effort to actually helping the less fortunate and prefer to pool their tax dollars to help the poor."
Let's examine the facts .
Some colleges ( like Harvard , $32 billion , Yale 19 billion, Princeton 17.1 billion. etc. )
rank among the largest corporations of the world . The can also be Classified as
"Liberal " . Care to tell how many billions they donate to feed starving children ? , Farm aid ? , Foreign missions ? Homeless shelters ? What charities do they support?
Care to compare them against Conservatives ? Churches ? and see which actually does more to comfort the suffering ?
Liberals prefer to take others people by force , skim off the top for themselves , then claim generosity for giving away others money and property.
Progressive / Liberals steeped in hypocrisy, walling in greed , conning the gullible with sanctimonious pleas to be granted power to steal liberty, property, money from others and given to their control. Progressives / Liberals are merely control freaks.
Check the facts , Who you going to believe? The stories told by Socialist / progressive professors and students that you are paying to make you feel special or the lying facts and figures that your eyes and ears are telling you.?
I highly doubt you give any of your money away because your a neocon who thinks anyone who isn't wealthy is lazy or stupid.
Kudos, Teabagger.
Hey, just to let you know, I was a liberal before morons like you screwed up the meaning so much you have to use the term progressive.
So in the end it is "your money", not the state's to do with as they please? or mine to hand out as I want? My that qualifies you as a mushminded "teabagger"
Kool kittens kirby.......and I know you don't give any of your money away because you say your're a "progressive" occutard, 99%'er regressive, pandering putz who only shows his kindness by wanting "someone else" to pay.
"If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain." Winston Churchill
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You "gotta" learn to comprehend what you read and not make it up to suit your agenda! That's called a lie! And lies always come back to bite you!