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- Doc Hancock
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Why do many politically conservative American Christians oppose social welfare programs when the Bible calls on Christians to help the poor?
It seems that there is a disconnect between the secular mindset of many conservative American Christians who oppose welfare programs and the call to help the poor. Why?
Aug 13 2013: As a constitutional conservative, I follow the founding fathers in absolutely opposing all laws that support or protect religious organizations. That includes tax free status and letting members get away with child abuse or neglect, which are WELFARE for religions.
I support welfare, socialized medicine and food stamps for people. Why? Because sickly, ignorant, ill educated kids become poverty stricken, unemployable, sickly adults.
American political conservatives oppose religious laws, such as those restricting birth control, and tax preferences for religions and religious practitioners and schools, but support a healthy, strong, well-educated population. Those kids are the soldiers, fire and police forces, teachers and doctors and chefs of OUR future.
Social welfare is not granted to punish or reward good or lousy parents who have too few or too many kids, depending on religions position, but because healthy, smart, educated kids grow into healthy, strong, employable adults.
This is thinking long term.
All the kids in this country are OUR kids. They will be OUR citizens. we will have to rely on them.
That is why we should not allow OUR children to go hungry, be sickly, ill nourished and poorly educated regardless of the circumstances of their parents, which are not the fault of the kids.
All Americans pay the price of neglected kids.
It has nothing to do with religion or do-gooders. This is based on capitalist long term thinking of the good of the country as a whole.
Remember, the founding fathers provided us with free public libraries. They also invented copyrights and patents to encourage business, but you don't hear much about denying businesses these protections because they are welfare, although they are.
Paul Lillebo
Aug 21 2013: Those are all fine opinions, but I wouldn't depend too much on the "founding fathers" for support:
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"I follow the founding fathers in absolutely opposing all laws that support or protect religious organizations."
The founders didn't actually oppose this. The US Constitution prohibits the Congress from making any law regarding the establishment of religion, but that's because the founders wanted to seriously restrict the power of the "general government", as it was called then, leaving more power in the states. State legislatures were perfectly free to make laws about religion, and many of them did (continuing their colonial laws), requiring a profession of Christianity before holding public office, for example. It was not until 1947, in Everson v. Board of Education, that the US Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment restriction on Congress also applied to state legislatures, thus finally making the First Amendment rights actual national rights.Aug 9 2013: The association between political conservatism and christianity has always intrigued me. From an aetheists point of view the New Testament reads like a socialist manifesto.
Aug 9 2013: Hello, Peter. Thanks for joining the conversation. Would you mind elaborating on "socialist manifesto"? Thank you.
Aug 11 2013: You replace Jesus with the authors name and "lord" with state and you have a group of people who are duty bound to do what they can for the good of everyone and as long as you follow the teachings of the author, all your needs will be provided by the state.
Aug 11 2013: Sounds reasonable. So are you saying that all politicians and government leaders need to repent of their sins, confess Jesus is Lord and be baptized first? I didn't think so.
The Bible compares good deeds to menstruous clothe. You can wipe up the blood but now you have a sinner with a bloody clothe. You are going to give the charitable donations of Americans to sinners, as a result the money will be stolen and everyone will be jaded about giving.
Judas was the man holding the money bag. This sounds like an idea that Judas would love.Aug 12 2013: Peter Lindsay, I am both most Politically conservative, a Christian and studying for ministry work. And here's the disconnect that confuses most people who do not believe in a higher being.
I believe that Jesus was God in human form. Being God he was truly willing to die for humans all humans. Even the one who betrayed him and sent him to his death.
It is this type of whole hearted selfless love that is required in order for socialism to work. We Christians aren't Christians because its cool, or lucrative or a creed we follow blindly (true Christians) we do it because we feel compelled for everyone to feel and know the love we have from our God every day.
I don't believe that the government welfare system works. I give and volunteer in nonprofit organizations and would give more if I had more to give. I have put my money where my mouth is by leaving a six-figure career to go to Seminary.
And so I do follow Jesus' teachings but as with all of Christianity it's all voluntary. The closer you are to God the more you want to share His love. Sometimes that's financially, sometimes it's listening, sometimes it's providing a service like a car ride to a doctor's appointment. I do not believe the government which is a bastion of waste, greed and corruption does "helping the poor" right.
Aug 12 2013: Thankyou for the eloquent reply. My position regarding government welfare is that it is necessary but should be minimalist. If your government is a bastion of waste greed and corruption, maybe you should try to fix the government so they can run a good welfare program.Aug 13 2013: What you believe and have been taught about Jesus may not be anything like what Jesus taught. If you believe in the old testament, you are what he was fighting against. If you believe in an eye for an eye, you are opposed to his teachings. He never states that it is wrong for the people to provide for the poor through the government, does he? He never taught spare the rod and spoil the child, did he?
Perhaps he is not the lord you are worshipping, but some later day invention of your church or of politicians who actually oppose his teachings. He never taught that it is wrong to borrow or lend or that men should beat their wives, did he? What does your church teach that contradicts him? What does it teach that he never taught?
Linda Taylor
Aug 9 2013: Let me explain.
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Let's say the toothbrush makers of America lobbies congress and it passes a law that free toothbrushes be available for poor people. They can make a toothbrush for 20 cents and cost to the consumer is $1.
The government enacts a tax of $10 per citizen to fund the program.
An office in Washington is created to administer the program. There goes $1.
This office has to open offices in each state to distribute the funds - another $2.
Each state has to purchase toothbrushes and needs office staff to purchase said toothbrushes. along with all the purchase orders, government accounting, and oversite. Let's say 10 cents per state. Another $5.
Then they have to distribute the toothbrushes and open a grant for charitable organizations to obtain said toothbrushes. The charitable organizations need to set up staff and office space in the neighborhoods to do so. Let's say that is another $1.
When all the bureaucracy is all set up that leave $1 worth of toothbrushes that actually goes to the poor. One person gets a toothbrush for my $10.
It's not that conservative people are against helping the poor. It's the social welfare part that we oppose. Most of the money winds up in the pockets of people who are NOT poor. And a 500% PROFIT is made by the toothbrush makers. That is about as greedy and unChristian as it gets.
I could do much better with my $10. Ten people could get a toothbrush.
The Salvation Army office in my neighborhood had a operating budget of 100K per year (~10 years ago). The head dude in the uniform made 60K/year. He had a fully staffed office and paid office workers. They distributed 8K worth of assistance per year.
I do not donate to charitable organizations any more.
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Aug 10 2013: Linda, I would like to add another example of the toothbrush makers to suport your idea.
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The current government hired additional welfare agency workers who get paid in the range of $60+K including their pension and health care benefits. Their work involves soliciting potential federal beneficiaries to be paid with less sringent requirement. The government expenses for these additonal workers will either be derived from federal taxes or from the increased federal debt which would be piled upon our backs whether we are willing to donate to it, or not.
Aug 11 2013: Geepers. I swear it seems that Obama is trying to channel Robin Hood...Aug 8 2013: How can one describe Christians as conservative or liberal? Maybe it doesn't make sense? and they aren't.
Fritzie -
Aug 10 2013: I am not a politically conservative American Christian, but those I know who oppose social welfare programs do so because they do not believe they actually help the poor, or they believe that there are better ways to help the poor.
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With this perspective, the two positions would not conflict.
Aug 11 2013: I am an American Christian but am not sure where I fit on the political spectrum.
I am not against social welfare programs and feel that you do not want a purely capitalist system as it is inhumane. I feel we need a balance of socialism and capitalism, which is why I support the police department and fire department (two of my favorite socialist programs).
However, I do agree with those that claim the US govt is a very poor steward of charitable donations. Politicians cannot control the funds without trying to figure out some angle in which they will personally benefit. Also, I feel charity is best if it is local, personal and direct. Therefore I would much prefer a law in which you could substitute tax burden with charitable donations (50 cents on the dollar).
I think anyone who wants to make US senators and congressmen the middle man for their charitable donations is either a fool or else a senator or congressman.
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Aug 10 2013: Interesting question.
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On first thought it appears to be a clash of doctrines, in which the politically conservative 'there are no freebies...' took over the 'help the poor...'
Many Christians only carry that title, yet couldn't care less to act accordingly. To those I would count any, who oppose welfare programs. Anything else wouldn't make any sense.Aug 9 2013: Doc, (Is that short for Dr of Theology) Just to clear the dust .... Could you better define the call to help the poor.
I can think of many ways to help the "needy" which is not limited to the "poor". We can do so by nourishing the body ... enabling the spirit .... providing succor in times of distress .... and instilling pride.
I consider myself an Independent and attempt to evaluate and select what I consider the most viable path for my family, those I care for, and the country in general.
It is my opinion that welfare should be a temporary solution. I believe it is stated that if you give a man a fish he will eat for the day .... teach the man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. We in the United States have created generational welfare families. IMO this robs a man of pride and makes him dependent upon others. They are no less dependent up on others that a addict is dependent upon drugs.
The young lady on the Oprah show stated that she, at 16 was the bread winner for her whole family. She had three kids by three different men and was expecting again. She was on every welfare program available and made the equivalent of $80,000 a year in cash, goods, and services. She said that having babies was her career and was planning on having more to increase her income. Is this the welfare mentality that we should strive to promote?
It has always been my practice to give a hand up .... I refuse to provide a hand out.
I have heard of Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Catholics, Jewish, Muslims, .... but I have never heard of the Church of Conservative American Christians. I would like to attend a service of this church so I could better respond to your conversation.
I wish you well. Bob.
Aug 9 2013: Hello, Robert. Thanks for being a part of the conversation. PhD from accredited seminary. Focus of question is mainly on helping those who do not have basic life necessities. Conservative American Christians, of course, come from all denominations.
Amen to what you are saying about hand up. That is the focus of my work. But let me ask you to comment on providing aid to children who cannot get up in the morning and go to work. How do you apply "hand up" to them? Thank you.
Aug 9 2013: By children, I must assume you mean children of God, not people under 16 or so. I must further assume that these people cannot get up for a reason other than sloth.
The Puriian Ethic Law was not totally heartless. If you were capable of working and chose not to then the "comforts" were not shared. If a tree fell on you and you were laid up you did small tasks within your means.
There are plenty of city jobs that they could perform and earn the state dole out. They may not be pretty jobs but need to be done. Cleaning out lots ... and then charging the owners .... policing the parks .... highway trash pickup .... tree trimming .... etc. The point is that they would be getting up and doing something for their keep. I believe that is both mentally and physically healthy. This would also release full time city employees to do the technical jobs they were hired to do.
A few years ago a DES supervisor put all welfare people in line for their check on a bus ... took them to a city blight area ... told them to clean it .... as they got back on the bus they got their welfare checks. He was fired. The city sued.
The Whizzer if ID said it best in a political speech. I promise you, housing, food, medical, transportation, phones, and a share of the good life, also I will provide you with jobs. A citizen said with all of that why would I want to work? Exactly.
The idea is to not stop helping people ... but to stop generational welfare ... instill pride .... If I feed a animal everyday at the same spot ... he will soon move closer to the spot and stop hunting / foraging for food and become dependent upon me. That is what is occurring with federal and state programs. How ... about work so many hours get so many food stamps. Restore pride, integrity, and be a role model for the good and break the chain of generational welfare.
Thanks for the reply. Bob.
Linda Taylor
Aug 9 2013: What he said ^
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Nice summary Bob
I also wanted to point out that eventually dependency becomes entitlement.
Where you OWE me housing, food, medical etc. simply because I have need. I am entitled to what you have because I have nothing mentality. And the current administration feeds that mentality.Aug 10 2013: No, I am referring to young children. Thank you.Aug 10 2013: Doc, You caught me off guard there .... when young children cannot get up in the morning and go to work??????
Should we not be more concerned about them getting up and going to school?
Could you expand on this so that I might respond properly.
Aug 10 2013: You stated that you refuse to give a hand out. Does that include giving to young children who are not capable of working or taking advantage of a hand up? Thank you again for your interest in responding.Aug 10 2013: Doc, we have a disconnect ... here is your quote:
Amen to what you are saying about hand up. That is the focus of my work. But let me ask you to comment on providing aid to children who cannot get up in the morning and go to work. How do you apply "hand up" to them? Thank you.
I ask if you mean young children and you said yes.
My reply was "should we be more concerned about them going to school?"
Could we start at this point ....
I am not in favor of young kids getting up and going to work. I am concerned about them getting up and going to school. That is where we are in the conversation ..... I asked if you could explain so that I might respond properly. Thank you.
Aug 11 2013: No problem. I try to converse without leading and sometimes without being face to face lose something in the process. So... My response to your comment about school is - If they are hungry they are not going to perform well in school. Again, No disconnect, just trying to see what is important to others as we continue the conservation. Sorry if not clear enough to stay on target. Thank you for hanging in there with me.Aug 11 2013: Doc, There are so many "programs" out there that we are supporting ... there is little reason for any child to go to school hungry. There is not a school that does not have a free breakfast and free lunch for those eligible. There is food stamps, WICK, shelters, JOBS, you name it there is a program for it. Want a free phone no problem. Quota systems for hiring and education opportunity. After Katrina many things came to light. New Orleans had the highest percentage of welfare in the US. Everyone was being paid under the table and getting all the "programs". The 4th district is still in shambles even though billions have been spent. Ray Negi and others are indited for their part in the "problems".
I bring all of this up because these programs did not work there ... the donations never got to where they were intended .... the FEMA funds were never applied where needed .... yet we continue to "throw money at the problem".
I need help .... has become .... you owe me. This is not, in my opinion, a help to anyone.
People like yourself and others in positions of responsibility must outline long range plans to resolve these issues and stop the welfare mentality.
The last figures I saw said that over $300,000 per man woman and child had been spent in New Orleans .... That type of inefficiency and waste in federal, state, and local management can no longer be hidden or tolerated.
It is a waste of time isolating one group (conservatives) ... it would be more productive to isolate the problems and work toward a resolution.
Places like NO are going to have to get tough ... make rules ... follow them ... long range plans are required .... stop the political stupidity ... jail the thieves and con men.
Being tough does not mean there is not love.
Just one mans thoughts .... I wish you well. Bob.
wayne uejio
Aug 8 2013: 1. They believe in the "American Rugged Individual" myth where you worked hard and do not ask for help and get through it. Many have forgotten the trouble and trials their original ancestors who immigrated to the USA went through and the number of people who helped them.
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2. When they hear the number 16 million children are starving in the US, they do not see children just a number and say what are the parents doing?
3. They feel empathy for their neighbors and people in situations they understand. They do not feel empathy for people who are not their neighbors or are in situations they do not understand.
Aug 8 2013: Wayne, thank you for your sharp insight. I believe that you are correct and have made a very good contribution here. Thank you again.Aug 8 2013: Is this something you feel only applies to conservative minded Christians?
Aug 8 2013: -nope applies to many people of all religions and some would apply to liberals also - 8>)) I never trust anyone who say they have the answer without modification.
Aug 9 2013: I would say it applies to most people in general. Honestly, I find most people who claim to be altruists doing so for their own personal glory, or using it to get a vote. Prime example, 90% of politicians.Aug 21 2013: Where's the conflict? Many conservative Christians donate substantially to programs that help the poor, most often to programs not run by the government. Many of these people give more for the poor than non-church-goers, since they also pay taxes. How do you know that "many ... oppose welfare programs"?
You don't specify "government programs," but if that's what you meant, the question of the usefulness of specific "welfare programs" of state or federal governments can and should be evaluated apart from one's religious beliefs. Not all "programs" are worthwhile, some deserve to be nixed, others revised, and all need to be scrutinized. There are often good reasons to question particular government programs. We know from experience that many such are high-overhead, bureaucratic and inefficient operations. Skepticism toward them does not necessarily conflict with "the call to help the poor."Aug 8 2013: Calvinism is alive and well.
Aug 8 2013: Thank you Michael. I am a former theological professor and very familiar with Calvinism. I would be very interested (sincerely) in you elaborating on your statement. Thank you.
Aug 13 2013: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_Spirit_of_Capitalism
Glad you saw the error of your ways.Aug 12 2013: Say what?Aug 8 2013: Doc,
There isn't a disconnect. The difference is that conservatives desire social welfare programs to be used the way FDR intended them to be used- as a means to an end of poverty and a way to reach a new beginning; a way to get a person back on their feet and into a new career.
What has happened to cause such a conservative backlash is that the current administration (along with a few select others before it) have created a poverty vacuum- a culture of societal dependency that is now been socialized into more than a few generation of Americans. This must end, strictly from a fiscal standpoint, because the US cannot afford for half the country to work and pay taxes for the other half to live off entitlements (meanwhile the deficit increases).
The welfare programs must be adjusted to get people in and out of the system and back into the work force (but we'd have to have more jobs for that to happen, which is a tangent for another day). This is the stance of most conservatives, which is akin to the old adage:
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
Its not a lack of compassion- its a fervent desire for a broken system to be corrected and ACTUALLY help folks instead of making them perpetually downtrodden.
Keep in mind that I'm a staunch secularist, but from a Christian Religious standpoint and the bible has this particular quotation to offer:
2 Thessalonians 3:10- "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
God helps those who help themselves. If you want something, pray, yes, but also go out and take what you want. No one is going to give it to you if you don't try- not even my merciful God.
Aug 8 2013: Thank you Darlington. Let me ask you to follow up with your thoughts and how they relate to children.
Aug 8 2013: Well, as I said before, the cultural implications of an entitlement dependent society have vast ripple effects on children. The dependency becomes a cyclical tradition and gaming the system becomes the new skills set.
Obviously, education could be a way out for children but with a workforce flush with 4 year college degrees that basically dilute the value of the BA or BS there is less incentive. I think that it would be prudent to start urging kids into artisan or craft oriented studies.
I've seen this kind of approach work in person- a ton of my buddies from the small rural town I'm from get certifications in mining or welding and fair out much better than me and my BA wage wise.
By whatever means, we've got to instill in children who face the dependent circumstances of certain parents that there is another way, meanwhile doing the same for their parents. There are a vast number of folks who use this system the right way- to get back in the workforce. Perhaps we can learn some by their example?
Thanks for the question, Doc.
Aug 8 2013: Thank you Darlington
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Aug 8 2013: Forgive me for butting-in on your conversation with Doc but I was thinking you were representing the philosopy of "forget the others" as a teaching of Jesus Christ. Thank you for making it clear that it is not. Be well sir!Aug 12 2013: "Forget the others" as I read it is a biblical doctrine. "You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." -Matthew 7:5 which to me means do not worry about how much others help the poor or how they feel about it, simply help the poor yourself and forget what others are doing, feeling, saying. It's not only biblical but also "red letter."
Aug 12 2013: Thank you, I see your point, but I am focused on the idea of forgetting the others who do not trust in God and do right. I do not understand Jesus Christ ever taught that his followers were to forget the others who do not follow him. Jesus taught that the gospel was to be preached to the lost so that by hearing they might be saved. Perhaps Deepak meant the comment in the way you interpret it. If that is how he meant it there is no disagreement between us. Thanks for your thoughts
Doc Hancock
Aug 8 2013: Deepak, thank you for your statement, "Yes there is a disconnect between the secular mindset in every religion." Do you have any thoughts on how we can "connect" people to the teaching of their tradition and move them to care for the poor? Thank you again.
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Aug 8 2013: Hello, Deepak. Yes, the Bible talks about the "poor in spirit." We should be concerned about every aspect of a person's life. My tradition emphasizes sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am trying to help them understand the need to "Serve" the Gospel. Thank you again for your thoughtful contribution to the discussion.Aug 12 2013: Doc, I truly believe the best way to connect people is a multi step process. 1) serve others. Rich, poor, happy or sad, serve all people. Hold the door for someone carrying packages, buy coffee (or a meal) for the person behind you in line. Pay someone's toll on a toll road. That kind of thing. Heck, even smiling at someone is a form of service. 2) talk to people. And when you talk ask them about themselves and then listen to them while making eye contact. 3) when someone thanks you for one of your acts of service tell them to pay it forward. 4) let God work. Sometimes we plant a seed and God waters that seed and we never even see all the steps to the harvest nor the harvest itself. Be okay with just planting a seed or watering as you go along. Be okay with not getting the thank you. And finally advertise opportunities to help.
Each year I organize the Samaritans purse operation Christmas child shoebox mission. But the entire church donates stuff to pack the shoeboxes and the Sunday school kids pack them. People who don't normally volunteer participate in this every year. Make volunteering,and helping the poor easy. :)Aug 8 2013: I think it's more of problem with the execution rather than the theory of social welfare programs.Aug 8 2013: I suggest you drop the "Why" from your headline because it bears witness to an assumption. You know what happens when we assume. Don't you really want to ask IF PCAC's oppose GOVERNMENT welfare programs and, if yes, why?
Aug 8 2013: Thank you for the suggestion, Edward. I already know that many PCACs oppose. It is the world I live in every day. Over and over I hear church members who are political conservatives complain about social welfare programs and they question why my organization is helping certain poor people. I am trying to connect the church to the teaching so they can help the poor. Thank you again, however, for your suggestion.
Aug 8 2013: May I continue? Are you saying most,or all , PCAC's are guilty of disobeying the teachings of Jesus Christ regarding helping the poor? I am asking an important question because you appear to be declaring how things are in the world of Jesus Christ's followers. Such a declaration, to have credence, must be substantiated by more than your own personal observations and assumptions.
Aug 8 2013: "Many" is the word I used in my question.Aug 8 2013: Do we know that their opposition is related to their faith and not just a politically conservative desire for a balanced budget?
As Pat mentioned, I think the concern of building dependency in those that could be working to provide for themselves somehow while the American Christians are sacrificing with donations they earned gnaws at them, even though the majority may be going to those that cannot help themselves. I also think Bart's point about distrust in bureaucratic administration of funds is a concern. It could also be that they want to be in control of who gets the welfare and what is required to get it, like adoption of a particular set of beliefs.
Aug 8 2013: Thank you for an insightful, concise response, Robert.
Doc Hancock
Aug 8 2013: Good question and thoughts, Robert. I am trying to help church members in my tradition understand that their responsibility to help the poor overrides any concern they have regarding politics, budgets, or any other contextualized issue, even the concern for dependency. With 20-25 thousand children dying each day from poverty-related causes, we should not, first, be concerned with dependency. We should, first, be saving lives and then work on developing independence. Sorry for my boldness, but this is my passion. Do you have any suggestions on how to connect people to the teaching of their tradition on caring for the poor. Thank you again.
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Aug 8 2013: Yes, connect them with personal interface.
Writing a check is easy, but detaches you from the problem. The amount given is based on the amount you are willing to accept as some sort of 'guilt relief'. Volunteering and seeing the problems first hand is a way that personalizes the experience. However, if you do this, realize that your congregation will be trusting you to ensure their personal security, as immersion in places where desperation is present, and being perceived as a rich spectator, might make you a target.
One bad experience might grossly reduce your volunteers.
Aug 8 2013: Thank you again, Robert. I address your thought of "first hand" experience in one of my books. Knowing a person who is poor makes all the difference in one's response. Thanks again.
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State of Film 2012 - Help with Developers and Filters and Tests
April 12, 2012, 12:56:38 PM »
So I had posted here before, and am finally getting around to actually doing the test. The idea is to take all of the commercially available 120mm and 35mm films and analyze them as well as provide sample images and my opinions on them. I have compiled a list (see excel attached) which includes the format / brand / name / type / ISO of the film which I have already filled in.
Analysis of the films will be done after they have been processed etc, but the tests I intend to do as of now are exposing the film properly, then + and - 1 and 2 stops of exposure (i.e shutter speeds and EV) and then to do this three times but then on the second and third rolls expose the film as if it were 1 or 2 stops greater to push process it to see how it stands up. So that is 3 rolls of each.
Then I hope to also take one roll out and just shoot some samples with it of a general nature (portraiture, landscape, macro whatever I am doing). Which brings us to 4 rolls.
I was thinking to develop all of the films which have recommended developers in the developer recommended for the film, or that would be recommended for each film to yield the best result. (I will send the film to a lab)
another issues is using filters, I know for the IR films on the list, I will use some type of filter, and was wondering which of the 3 most commonly suggested would be best to used with all of them, R25, 87C, 92 seem to be the options.
It would be great to get an opinion about whether I should bother pushing the film 1+ AND +2 or just do one of these to lessen the number of roles used for the test. recommendations for best developers for each of the films suggested would be greatly appreciated.
And please, I know its a lot of work, and you can always poke flaws into the process and say why it would or wouldn't work, but keep it reasonable, and also no complaining about the cost of the films, developing scanning whatever, I want to do it and am going to do it and have the ability to do it and thats just the way life is.
Thanks in advance for the constructive help, don't feel obliged to answer for everything, just the ones you know best, would greatly appreciate. Also if for some reason I have something on there that is no longer in production (i.e would be expired film now) please let me know.
Brian Hirschfeld
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April 15, 2012, 11:23:27 AM »
What does all this have to do with actually producing photos that look good?
I am not trying to be rude, but see over the past 40+ years so many caught up in the testing/questioning/what is 'better' baloney to the exclusion of actually photographing.
I know many who can discuss all the arcane trivia and most of those do not have work to show.
I see Reichman with actual photos on the front of this site. He can do both and does it well. But, on top of it all - he has actual photos to show.
I and a number of others can probably take any film/developer combination you want, work with it a bit and produce good images, well seen and technically well done in printing and presentation. I have friends producing excellent work with combinations I would not touch with 10 foot pole - but it works for them.
Test a big if that is what you like but what good is it if you can' make fine images?
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April 16, 2012, 05:19:19 PM »
Well I always find myself testing out all sorts of films, and not just having a set of films I use, so on a personal level, I want to compare all of these films so I can know which ones I like and can just "use" and have in my arsenal and know I like, and I think the best way for me to do that is to be able to see them side by side. I also think it may be interesting for others as well so at least I can justify the effort and cost in my mind in two ways.
Any suggestions? I would shoot them all outside, but I am concerned about repeatable situations with natural lighting....anyone have any ideas on whether this really matters, as long as they are all shot at similar times?
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April 19, 2012, 10:47:43 AM »
I think this is a brave project, but have a couple of reservations about your proposed methodology:
What you suggest will give potentially useful and instructive results for all films which use C41 or equivalent process - i.e.: colour negative and chromogenic B&W films;
+ or - 1 or even 2 stops may be too much for E6 process colour films, as these transpaprency types have much less exposure latitude. In these situations +/- 0.33 or 0.66 of a stop may better represent the useful range within which the films can handle exposure,
traditional B&W films can have their contrast range and grain size (and exposure value) hugely changed by both exposure and development - not just times and temperatures, but variations in the effects imparted by different developer chemistry. Learning about this is part of the "Art" (or at least "craft") of monochrome work, and can take a lifetime to learn. Very few people skilled in this area will use the manufacturer's recommended speed for any film.
For instance, my favourite film for landscape work in mono is Agfa APX100 (Included I think under its newer Rollei name in your list - I still have a load in the freezer from before Agfa went bust). However, I expose at EI 50 or 64 using teh Zone System (depending on subject contrast) and develop in a slow-working metol-only developer - this gives very fine grain and a huge dynamic range for the subtlety I like. It scans very well indeed, and grain is small enough to allow scanning at full 4000ppi. I have a colleague who likes the same film, but pushes it to EI 200 or 400, or even more, and develops in a much stronger developer (I don't know what -he won't tell me!). The affects are so different you would not realise we are using the same film.
Of course, you can also modify developer times and temperatures of colour films to adjust contrast range, too...
I'd really recommend you divide your films up into families depending on developer chemistry (pretty much as above), and use a separate methodology for each. C41 are probably the easiest to work with, and traditional B&W the most complex.
I hope that's helpful.
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April 19, 2012, 11:35:52 AM »
Right the Color Negatives, and E-6's are easy since they are just processed straight, but that is the kind of information I was looking for, if you could make some recommendations as to what ISO's you would use with different films you are familiar with, I would greatly appreciate it.
I want to take the films to and past their limits and that is why I want to go +/- 2
Also if you could recommend developers to be used, for best results with specific films, I would also appreciate it, don't have to make recommendations about them all, just whatever you have some knowledge about, thanks.
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April 27, 2012, 05:07:42 AM »
Seriously life is to short. Unless you get some kind of pleasure out of this (which is way beyond my grasp) just pick one or two films as and when and play with them. No way in your lifetime are going to test all the permutations of films and developer and all the variables.
I've just tested Pan F and about to test Rollei Pan 25, I will pick the nearest to what I want then refine from there. My tests will only relate to my cameras and working methods.
I'd rather be shooting subjects than testing film.
To each his own.
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May 04, 2012, 02:11:32 AM »
Very few people here have developed more rolls and sheets of film than me. At my zonish peak, it would take me months to really figure out all the ins & outs of only 1 or 2 developer/film combinations. Gaining mastery of just 1 single emulsion and a single developer is no trivial task. The idea that it might be possible to investigate many such combinations at the same time and reach meaningful conclusions seems hugely impractical, based on my remembered experience.
Words of wisdom...get one film and one developer working exactly right and don't rock the damned boat afterwards.
For instance, expect to spend at least a dozen or more development iterations just getting the film agitation correct enough that there is no development induced density mottle. I know quite a few photographers who never got that far. But as far as I'm concerned, those old Nikkor tanks and reels never looked more handsome than over there on the shelf, and that's where they will stay.
Rodinal, Acufine, Diafine, D76, FG-7, E-3, E-4, C-22, C-41, all kinds of esoteric German developers that came in sealed glass ampules, it was so wonderful and all so wizardly. And there is something abount the gurgling sounds, and smells, and the rotating inertia of stirred photo solutions, and the clinking of stainless steel tanks, you had to have been there. But what a hassle. But OK, just promise me you'll stay away from HC-110, it's the pits.
And I scanned a bunch of 35mm and 120 negs recently for a documentary. I had forgotten how grungy film would be. I though something was wrong with my scanner. Went back and looked at original prints. Nothing was wrong with my scanner. Don't expect too much from film. Actually, nobody I know from the good old days who actually used film still does, except for masochistic purposes.
But it could be fun, too.
OOOPS! Kirk still uses film, sometimes, and to good effect. Maybe he'll chime in. If he does, be sure to listen.
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May 04, 2012, 02:10:08 PM »
Quote from: bill t. on May 04, 2012, 02:11:32 AM
Words of wisdom...get one film and one developer working exactly right and don't rock the damned boat afterwards.
Words of wisdom indeed. We could paraphrase that for today with -
. . . get one sensor and RAW file, one software package and one printer working exactly right and don't rock the damned boat afterwards.
Thank you for that sensible insight, Bill.
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May 04, 2012, 03:23:13 PM »
OOOPS! Kirk still uses film, sometimes, and to good effect. Maybe he'll chime in. If he does, be sure to listen.
Indeed I do and I agree life is too short, but I am only a "tester" to solve my immediate needs and these days that is entirely B&W. For many years I only used Tri-x and HC110 in 4x5. I loved the tones but found the combo a little grainy. When I need a new film/dev combo I look at peoples WORK. If I like what I see then I will test and test extensively. For a few years then I switched over to Acros in readyloads developed in T-Max RS-HEAVEN! But now ready loads are at a premium and I can't justify the expense so I am back to loading fiilm holders. So now I have settled on Ilford FP4 rated at ISO 60 (I am stockpiling it) in a tanning developer, Pyrocat HD in Glycol. This is after trying some other "off the shelf" deveolpers. Why tanning? I liked what I saw in some friends work AND since I scan allot and print digitally some (scanners have problems with dense highlights) a tanning developer protects the subtly in the highlights for scanning.
So what does all this mean? Finding a good combo is a long journey and only has meaning for me and my image making needs. In B&W manufacturers recommendations for ISO and developers and developmental times are only recommendations-everything must be tested for your imagery needs. I only shoot landscape. If I were to shoot portraits it would be an entirely different combo.
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May 09, 2012, 01:47:04 AM »
Ted Orland and I both had darkrooms in the same design studio. Circa 1972 he came back from a Yosemite Workshop with a photo of the HC-110 page in Ansel's lab notebook. Apparently Ansel was a good record keeper, at least of time & temps & concentrations. Ted spent weeks slaving away with that stuff, just couldn't get enough snap out of the highlights for the Omega cold light head and Brovira #3. Went back to punchy old FG-7.
For a long time I was heavy into ABC Pyro developer. Was very nice with thin emulsion Plux-X 4x5, gave wonderful luminous shadows and incredible definition to distant details and nearby textures. And if I looked at the negative in grazing light, it even had some texture. Just me and my Anba Wood View and my chemically tanned finger tips, and 16 precious sheets of film stuck into 8 light leaking holders. Imagine having a flash card that could only hold 16 exposures. Those big flash cards have completely changed how we see and how we work.
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Quote from: bill t. on May 09, 2012, 01:47:04 AM
Imagine having a flash card that could only hold 16 exposures.
Imagine? When I went on my first assignment abroad with my brand new EOS-1D in 2002 I was given two 512 MB CF cards with it. I had to be quite careful with my shots and erase all bad ones right away. How many D800 RAWs would a 512 MB card hold? 16?
It is quite amazing that shooting slides costs now about 5 times more than shooting digital and NOT reusing the memory cards...
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The advice about finding and then sticking to a very small set of films is on the money.
I built and held my career on few films: in 35mm I used FP3 and later changes of it to FP4 Plus at 125ASA; HP3 and then its variations to HP5 Plus at 400ASA and for 120 I used, exclusively, TXP 120 at 320ASA.
All of this
was processed in D76 1+1 at times discovered through testing. Consistent results and no surprises is the name of the game when you have to be able to repeat over and over again. Panatomic X and Pan F I only used as an amateur when I was chasing imaginary targets that meant nothing in professional life.
With colour transparencies it was 35mm Kodachrome 64 Pro (the slower Kodachrome was too contrasty for me) followed by Velvia 50 and in 120, Ektachnrome 64 and Velvia 50. I did as little colour negative work as possible because of the fact of having to output colour processing when, from experience doing color prints myself, I realised that labs wouldn't go the final test because it took them from profit into loss.
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I know...I am the new guy on the block and what do I know...well, me personally, not nearly as much as I would like to, but what I don't know (and it is vast), this man does: Al Weber. And if it is about film and developers and all those wonderful moments between snapping the shutter and hanging the print, Al Weber is your go to guy.
Might I strongly suggest you start a dialogue with this man:
Al Weber is the walking-talking encyclopedia of film. If he was measured in volumes of knowledge, he would fill an entire library on photographic lore, technique, shooting, processing, testing, etc. Write him and let the learning begin.
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I'm confused my the OP's initial post if the plan is to shoot film and send it to a lab to be processed, or do the developing himself. If we're talking about conventional B&W film and lab processing by all means stop wasting everybody's time. Commercial processing of B&W film is inconsistent at best and horrid at worst. I've set up several commercial B&W lines and you have a choice between a few developers that work with a wide variety of films or a wide variety of developers for a choosen few films. Labs will have to choose one developer that works with everything and does nothing well, and likely use constant agitation or even worse; nitrogen burst.
The E-6 / reversal side of things is a bit more consistent, but still frought with peril. With the demise of Kodak Ektachrome expect those few labs still running E-6 to switch over to Fuji controls, which is actually a good thing given that Kodak calibrated E-6 lines would under-develop Fuji reversal films by a significant degree. Properly processed Velvia and especially Provia look nothing like their Kodak processed contemporaries and gain significant shadow density and color range when color developer / developer times are increased accordingly and pH is tracked properly. Several years ago I semnt three test roles of Provia to theree different labs and got three different results back. Only the lab using one shot E-6 chems produced trannies that looked decent. Kodak E-6 has to run under reduced times to keep their tendency of blocking high gamut colors to a minimum.
That being said, sticking with the more mainstream B&W films and hand processing would yield the most meaningful results. I've done this myself, and nothing is more entertaining is watching the modern film like TMAX 100 get compared to more classic films like FP4 (and determining the classic films are superior).
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Brian has good intentions. My guess is that Brian is an avid photographer and he is independently wealthy. He has a romantic fascination with silver halite processes. That is fine. I like my stereo; it runs on tubes. Does it sound better than a solid state amp? No. I just like the tubes due to a romantic/nostalgic connection. If I had unlimited financial resources and could passionately pursue something, I would most likely photograph more dogs than I am currently photographing. I love dogs. Brian is a camera techno-geek. He loves photography and he is having a blast. He is generous about reaching out to the community-- both seeking and answering questions. Go Brian. Have fun. Seize the day.
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