Seeker

"I was a stranger and you did not welcome me." I was afraid and you provided no security. I was homeless and you gave me no shelter. I was tired and you gave me no rest. I was drowning and you did not hear my cry. I was suffocating and you left me with no air. I was a refugee but you closed your border. "I was a stranger and you did not welcome me." (thoughts based on Matthew 25:43) Image Credit: Pixabay, CCO License, Public domain

Hidden King when did we see you? We saw no King, only a scrounger begging on the street. Hidden King, when did we refuse you food, drink and clothes? We could have given our best if we had seen you. Hidden King, when did we refuse you care when you were sick? We could have cared for you if we had seen you. Hidden King, when did we ignore you when you were imprisoned? We could have helped if we had seen you. Hidden King where is your throne? We saw no throne, only a dead tree and a man hanging there. Hidden King where is your crown? We saw no crown, only a brutal wreath of piercing thorns. Hidden King, why did you come naked, with no royal regalia? We could have bowed if we had seen you. Hidden King, is it our fault that we neglected you because we did not see you? Inspired by Matthew 25: 31 - 46 Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons For some much better posts for Christ the King Su...

Does tax-dodging rob the poor? I'll begin with a disclaimer. I can barely understand my own tax position. I'm not an economic or tax expert, so what I write could be challenged if you think you know better. But it's written in good faith based on information from organizations I respect. Does tax-dodging rob the poorest people in the world? Yes, I think much of it does. A significant means of tax dodging is by using tax havens which thrive on secrecy and allow companies to pay no or minimal tax. There are at least 60 tax havens in the world. Most have high levels of financial secrecy and no or minimal levels of tax. On paper more than half of world trade passes through tax havens. Multi-national companies often use tax havens for legitimate reasons, but many use them to secretly hold huge sums that would attract tax in other countries. Christian Aid's Tax Haven Briefing uses a simple example of a banana to explain how this works.  On day 3 of Christian Aid'...