Who Would Jesus Mug?

Conservatives are not real Christians, to summarize this guy. It is a thorough, well-written attack upon conservative parsimony. Lotsa logical fallacies abound. Here's one that I found interesting:

Not so fast. Jesus didn't say have a government program to feed the hungry.

True. And so what? Jesus never said to use a government program, and he never said not to use a government program. Similarly, Jesus never said to use private charity, and he never said not to use private charity. Matthew 25 doesn't say how or how not to help Jesus in the guise of the suffering, it just says you must help them.

Jesus didn't say how, he just said do it.

Jesus said "I was hungry and you gave me food." He didn’t say how to feed the hungry or how not to feed the hungry. In whatever system you live under, however you want to do it, just do it!

So Jesus just wants us to take care of the problem and not quibble about the means. Results matter. Means justify ends, etc.

So, I will go out and rob a bank or mug someone and use the money to care for the poor.

Yep. Jesus would approve of that.

You see, taxation is really nothing more than legalized thievery.* Government it taking money through force. The fact that it is government taking the action does not necessarily morally validate the action. Liberals are invited to prove otherwise.

*I am not opposed to all taxation. I just recognize that it is thievery. Government is a necessary evil, and serves certain necessary functions for a society. Yet it is still predicated upon the initiation of force, which is evil.

Hat tip: Gutless Pacifist