Archbishop of Canterbury Wants Government to ‘Put Church-Run Food Banks Out of Business’
by Tyler O’Neil, PJ Media:
On Wednesday, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who leads the Church of England and is the symbolic head of the global Anglican Church, said he “dreamed” of a time when governments would replace church charities. This arguably represents a weird trusting of the state over the charitable efforts of followers of Jesus Christ.
“Today I dream that governments, now and in the future, put church-run food banks out of business. I dream of empty night shelters,” Justin Welby said in a speech celebrating the 150th anniversary of England’s Trades Union Congress (TUC), a national labor union.
As if to underscore his point, the archbishop posted a short video of these exact remarks on Facebook, with the post title “Let’s put food banks out of business.” Justin Welby also wrote, “Today I said let’s put church-run food banks and night-shelters out of business.”
From its inception, Christianity has championed private charity and generally looked with suspicion upon government replacements of personal efforts. Jesus did not put forth a political program. Instead, He urged His followers to help the poor and needy on their own, rather than enlisting the power of the state to do so.
Kevin Kallsen and Gavin Ashenden have something to say on this issue in the latest episode of Anglican Unscripted.
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