http://zionica.com Where Christianity intersects with politics, culture, and entertainment. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://zionica.com/2012/03/24/the-biblical-call-to-care-for-the-poor-personal-or-political/ http://zionica.com/2012/03/24/the-biblical-call-to-care-for-the-poor-personal-or-political/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:13:26 +0000 Zionica http://zionica.com/?p=19025

Is the biblical call to care for the poor a mandate to individuals, or is it a mandate to governments and bureaucracies? Christians readily agree to the idea of caring for the poor among us, but seldom to how this should be done. Does the biblical tithe factor into this, and what about the gleaning…]]> http://zionica.com/2012/03/24/the-biblical-call-to-care-for-the-poor-personal-or-political/feed/ 29