California Conservative

Yesterday, we reported on the news of our government handing out $2,000 debit cards to “dispossed families of Hurricane Katrina.”

While having compassion for all those that suffer, we questioned, nonetheless, the fairness of this program. We talked about charity in its purest form; coming not from government, but from the people directly.

The matter got us thinking further. We concluded by recognizing the notable silence from all the voices that are usually so outspoken against (Christian) religious organizations and any participation that they may have in the public square.

It’s unfortunate that it requires an “act of God” to drown out the opposition, albeit temporarily, by demonstrating what tangible value — for all — religious groups bring to our national community.

Townhall provides this accounting:

“[Here's] a short list of the Christian organizations involved in helping the victims of Katrina, many of them first responders, not to mention the record setting $500 million in private donations so far, most of it given by Christian people, and the thousands of churches being used to house suffering people, and the thousands of Christian volunteers feeding people daily.”

God bless!

Maybe these significant contributions will be remembered next time there’s a debate about religion in our society.

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