Reston is wrong on a couple of points. First, "their" is not singular, and the Bible doesn't mix tense. Second, read 1 Timothy 5 to see what the scriptures say about the dole. These verses show us that welfare is destructive. Even the church dole isn't to be spread out to very many. The New Testament is full of commands to be charitable, but those are all acts of immediate, emergency charity, not the dole. They are also personal. State sponsored welfare is theft, not charity.