Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh
My faith teaches me that charity is one of the great virtues, that giving is a duty of faith, and that it is of benefit to my soul and my fellow beings that I give when I can.

I cannot reconcile this teaching with charity forced upon me by a government at the point of a gun -- however well -intentioned.
This is exactly how my viewpoint is. Forced solidarity is NOT the same as private solidarity.