Journal of Public Economics

In the USA, after the New Deal was passed, In 1933 to 1939, church benevolent spending fell, according to statistics, over 30%.

You can see the faith-based charity and crowd out during the Great Depression, which was published in the Journal of Public Economics in 19—or in 2007 as— evidence for this change.

While Christian giving does not always have an inverse relationship to governmental relief programs, I personally have seen churches deny helping the poor as well as, in some cases, reaching out in spite of and regardless of governmental programs.

churches can and do assist people in need.