It’s a great feeling to be able to give – to make our contribution. And everyone should have the opportunity to give as they are able.

But that is miles away from pressuring already-stretched people into giving or shaming people to go under or have to take out usurious loans just to survive. It is miles away from the obscenity of the so-called ‘prosperity gospel’ – implying that all true believers will be magically made wealthy, and impoverishing your family now is a way to prove your faith.

Aaron Hendry’s Blog has some tough things to say not only to those who oppress the poor, wrapped in religious language, but also to those who stand by silently without calling out the exploiters.