On The Ten Commandments of Charity

One of my favorite columnists, Dr. Mike S. Adams, has a great piece today on charity. I knew it was off to a good start when he said this, referencing his column yesterday:

Those who wrote to tell me they are superior Christians because they don’t judge people (like I do) are unworthy of a rebuttal. They are free to continue to purchase alcohol and crack for the unemployed and to do it all in the name of Jesus.

He goes on to provide some excellent guidance on charity, such as commandment #5:

The Fair Tax is our nation’s best potential engine for charity growth. Those who make wisecracks about compassionate conservatism being an oxymoron generally believe in “compelled charity,” which is the true oxymoron. Nancy Pelosi and her followers are the most uncompassionate and uncharitable people in America. They want the IRS to collect our “charity” at the point of a gun. But charity, once compelled, ceases to be charity. If we want to see an explosion of charitable giving in America, we must abolish the IRS. The Fair Tax (see www.Boortz.com) is our only realistic hope.

Commandment six is good, too:

Volunteer first, contribute second. It is always better to give to a charity with which you are familiar. There is no better way to learn about an organization than by volunteering for that organization. Give your time first, and your money second.

Dr. Adams' parting thoughts are no less true and instructive than the "ten commandments" themselves:

Or just ignore these commandments, take the easy way out, and throw a quarter at the next panhandler you see at Wal-Mart. It’s almost as easy as letting the IRS handle your charity for you.

Now here is a man who understands true charity...and the difference between it and the charade of government wealth redistribution that liberals like to call "charity" and "compassion."