[MuttTheHoople]

He wants all help to come from government. Non-profits stand in the way.

[P.O.E.]

It’s why the Church gets clobbered. It used to be mostly a PR game here in the states. Now with Obamacare and the like, they’re aiming for the pocketbook. Most Americans today do not remember the atrocities possible from dicators, but when push comes to shove, they’re going to.

I remember, however, that it was a combination of secular and religious conviction that started the Polish revolution that eventually brought down the USSR.

[Vigilanteman]

Not unlike what Henry VIII did to stamp out charitable works of the Catholic Church in the late 1530s and early 1540s . . . and for much the same reasons.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(article):"..the Obama team worked hard to define their argument to limit the benefit deduction. "
MuttTheHoople:"He wants all help to come from government. Non-profits stand in the way."

We can't have non-profits helping people
unless the Government, or its supporters get 'a cut of the action'
It's the Chicago way !!