“God's Word teaches a very hard, disturbing truth. Those who neglect the poor and the oppressed are really not God's people at all—no matter how frequently they practice their religious rituals nor how orthodox are their creeds and confessions.” PeopleMatterHardTruthReligiousPoorTeachPracticeOrthodoxNeglectRitualConfessionCreedsOppressedTheologianDisturbingHypocriteSelfish PeopleReligious Rituals Book:Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity Source: Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity
“Evidence is mounting that faith-based service programs are often more successful than other programs in correcting social problems. [It is wrong] for government to demand that religious nonprofits gut precisely that part of their program [funded through tax dollars] that makes them so effective.” ProblemGovernmentSocialReligiousSuccessfulDemandTaxesEvidenceProgramDollarsGutsCorrectingSocial ProblemsNonprofitsFaith BasedTax Dollars Author:Ronald J. Sider