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** TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023
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And what of the old-fashioned idea of Christian charity? Once, it was a function of the church to minister to the needs of the genuinely poor and sick. One of the worst by-products of state welfarism has been the paralysis of our impulse toward charity. For not only has the state usurped this function of the church, and seized our means to be charitable, it has stolen our will to be charitable, too.

– Anna Dillenberg, The Freeman ([link removed]) [November 1979]


** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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May 2, 2023
The U.S. Military's Recruiting Crisis Is a Positive Sign ([link removed])
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal demonstrates what a huge disaster conservatives are for our nation and for the rights and liberties of the American people. The article is entitled “The Military Recruitment Crisis Is a Symptom of Cultural Rot.” Co-written by a conservative veteran named David McCormack, the article laments the fact that fewer Americans are signing up ...
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