Let us just take a step back firstly on this issue.
We know God judges governments on how they treat the poor and needy under their jurisdiction.
We also know from Jesus the poor and needy will always be with us.
Can smaller government cope with the poor and needy? Well if you believe in smaller government then you believe more money should be left with taxpayers thus indirectly it would be the private sector who assists the poor and needy.
We know this doesn't work as it was this exact rationale why an expanded government sector was needed and hence the rise of social welfare in every developed nations budgets.
We can actually put some meat on the bones of this topic in Australia. in the last election the ALP somewhat ironically and their supporters even more ironically had a platform their christian forebears would have heartily supported.
In one specific instance they would have ended the tax rort of ranking credits and enabled pensioners to gain free dental treatment.
So in Australia we have the ultimate irony of a party that is now very secular having a very christian platform and another party who allegedly is christian having a very secular platform
Thus no a Christian cannot support smaller government!!
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