I'm hesitant to link to this essay by Paula Kirby because I know it'll make at least one of my good friends livid. But if he wants to have a calm discussion of why it's wrong (not why its author is scum), I'd like to have that talk. The author is an atheist and I suspect my friend will just say that that alone disqualifies her view on religion from warranting any consideration.
Basically, her point is that the drive against things like "Obamacare" and taxing the wealthy more (or in some cases, at all) is quite loud among those who profess to worship the teachings of Jesus Christ. But Christ was big on helping the sick and poor and a lot of his current claimed followers are not. I kinda think Christ's compassion for the needy is an inarguable point but perhaps there's an argument I haven't heard that he would favor letting people die because they can't afford health insurance.
I'm not interested in any "rebuttal" that trashes Ms. Kirby and would probably regard that as an admission that her thesis is unanswerable. But I'm seriously interested in any actual rebuttals and responses. I will not run any here but if you see a good one, lemme know and I'll read and link.