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Live free or die. If our churches and charities do not live free of Uncle Sam, they will die

So you’re in favor of smaller government?



So, you are in favor of smaller government? Great! Now imagine this…

You are a newly-elected US congressman who campaigned on a platform of cutting spending and imposing fiscal responsibility.



Scenario 1:
 You are gathered into a room with other Freshmen congressmen.

 A popular, good looking, young Christian music performer (your constituents love him!) speaks about foreign aid. He educates you as to how Christian charitable organizations around the world depend on the great USA to continue their work. He appeals to you to not cut foreign aid. He is genuine, polite, and endearing.



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Scenario 2: 
 CNN interviews you. They attack you with all the left-leaning rhetoric you are prepared for. Then they surprise you by praising George W Bush. He has been lauded by Africans and "the International Community" for his generous commitment of $15 billion over 5 years to help fight AIDS. Time Magazine has praised Bush and warned that President Obama is "scaling back" the popular AIDS program (which Congress upped to $48 billion in 2008). 

 What would you do? What would you say? 

We are either in support of government re-allocation of wealth, or we favor smaller government. We either depend upon big brother or we believe in individuals' goodness and the power of voluntary associations. If you fall into the trap of basking in the press's appreciation of your kind, gentle support (with other people's money) for overseas aid, freedom has lost and big government has just got fatter.

 Churches and charities must break free of lobbying. They can no longer get away with the double standard of criticizing crony capitalism and "out of control lobbying" while growing government by taking other people's money to advance their mission. 

Live free or die. If our churches and charities do not live free of Uncle Sam, they will die.


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Janet Thompson is a writer for Canada Free Press.


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