The Federalist
Late last month, the Supreme Court held oral arguments on a case that looks at what behavior counts as religious activity. The court seems poised to overturn Wisconsin’s absurd decision that self-giving acts of charity are not religious activity. But the court also has the chance to prevent such sins against religious liberty from happening to begin with if only it will define religion under the First Amendment. More
Charity is the purview of religion. A clear reading of the Constitution of the United States does not give the federal government permission to conduct charity. Indeed, James Madison, who wrote the Constitution said that he could not put his finger on any part of the Constitution that would allow for the use of public funds on benevolence.
Comments like the above are what make this place great.
Let’s take a brief walk through history. In the dark ages and continuing through modern times, the Catholic Church established and supported universities, hospitals, and libraries, as well as provided meals and shelter for the poor at its numerous churches, monasteries and even cathedrals. Particularly from the fall of Rome, the Church gathered and maintained a lot of written knowledge that may well have fallen to the wayside. In the feudal system, the nobility wasn’t well known for providing charity to anyone other than other nobles, but a lot of what we now take for granted was initially provided by the Church and tthis type of activity continues to this day.
To say that charitable activities is not a core function of religion demonstrates the ignorance of Wisconsin of hundreds of years of history.
If it comes from Wisconsin itz gonna be cheezy and of little standing.
Lance o lot @5:12 pm
Had tk explain that to Boy Scouts during Citizenship merit badges. “General Welfare” is things like roads and ports that any and all can use, while welfare payments as practiced are specific welfare to a person(s).
It gets tiring, trying to get young men to unlearn the indoctrination of public schools.
Catholic Charities? The money-making, federal grant-getting organization that’s been a major and instrumental player ushering in millions of illegal aliens into this country?
Sorry, no. This isn’t “religion”, and it’s not my kind of “charity”, either.
And let’s not counterproductively look to expand the definition either. Not when the western hemisphere is under stealth and civilizational jihad.
So according to these jurists, self-giving acts of charity are not religious activity. But I’m sure they would say the average muslim act of jihad is, and protected by the first amendment.
So according to these jurists, self-giving acts of charity are not religious activity. But I’m sure they would say the average muslim act of jihad is, and protected by the first amendment.
It is an often-overlooked misconception to refer to the Madison Supreme Court as the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Leftist judges in WI can’t figure out what religion is. DC judges can’t figure out what a woman is.
But they conclude they’re brighter than the President.