Leviticus 25:35

Leviticus 25:35 "If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you."

Not only do we see that we are to help the alien or temporary resident in our midst, but if one of your fellow countryment hits a rough spot, you are to help him until he gets on his feet.

I know that many times the first word out of hard-core Republicans to thoughts like this is, "But the poor can't get a free ride! They have to work!". I'm not disagreeing with that, not one bit. The book of proverbs is full of admonitions against "sluggards"-(that means slacker in modern english). But I believe that the number of true "leeches" is highly exaggerated.

AC