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Grasswire2

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3. It was GD Calvinism that put forward the notion of "worthy poor" vs "unworthy poor"....

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2023, 11:45 AM

May 2023

...and thus institutionalized charity so it could be more stiffly regulated by allowing the government to determine who is worthy and who is not worthy.

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