The Church is Called to Take Care of the Poor, the Oppressed, and the Marginalized

The title says it, but let’s talk about what that actually means. The Church is called to take care of the poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized—the least of these. But not the way progressive "Christians" would have you think. No, the modern leftist Evangelical, or worse, these apostate mainline Protestant denominations, have built entire ideologies around twisting this concept to such a grotesque degree that it's barely recognizable.

These people—whether it be leftist Southern Baptists, the David French/Russell Moore/Curtis Chang “After Party” circus, or the transgender lesbian wearing a rainbow stole standing behind a PCUSA “pulpit”—have constructed a pseudo-gospel. One that paints the lazy, the entitled, and the irresponsible as “oppressed,” demanding that everyone else pick up their slack under the guise of compassion.

First, we need to make one thing perfectly clear. When the Bible speaks of the poor, it’s not talking about people who refuse to work or make foolish decisions with their lives. In fact, Scripture condemns such behavior repeatedly.

Yet, here we are, with so-called "Christians" arguing that we ought to support a welfare state—a bloated system that incentivizes laziness—because, apparently, this is what it means to "take care of the least of these."

You can practically hear the covetousness dripping from their rhetoric as they demand wealth redistribution, not because they care about justice, but because they simply want what others have. They’re lazy, and they want your hard-earned money to prop up their slothful lifestyles.

The modern leftist Evangelical, of course, wouldn’t put it in such blunt terms. They’ll wrap it up in a veneer of sanctimony, pretending that it’s all about "justice" and "equality." But don’t be fooled. What’s really at play here is nothing more than old-fashioned greed. It’s the politics of envy dressed up in theological garb.

And let’s not forget—these people love to talk about "oppression" and "marginalization," as if there’s some vast conspiracy by those of us with a work ethic to keep others down. But here’s the truth they don’t want to hear, in America, if you’re poor, it's overwhelmingly the result of bad choices. Laziness, sloth, and fatherlessness are the main culprits, not some imaginary system of oppression.

And let’s be honest—by biblical standards, no one in America even truly qualifies as poor. Even the so-called "poorest" among us have access to more resources than most people around the world could even dream of. They have housing, food stamps, free healthcare—luxuries by global and historical standards. But that doesn’t stop these progressives from screaming about "systemic injustice."

You’ve heard the tired refrain: "It’s not their fault. They’re victims." Victims of what, exactly? A system that rewards hard work and responsibility? That’s the real issue for them. They don’t want to admit that they’ve failed, that they’ve squandered opportunities, and that their laziness is the reason they’re in the position they’re in. So, they’ve created a cultural bogeyman … systemic injustice.

It’s laughable, really, when you consider how they twist the biblical concept of justice. The Bible condemns true injustice—exploiting workers, cheating the poor, or abusing the helpless. And yes, these things do happen. But what the left has done is hijack this idea to justify their own greed. They want the government to step in and forcibly take from the responsible and give to the irresponsible.

It’s not charity. It’s legalized theft. And what’s worse, they have the impudence to call this "compassion."

Compassion?