You bring up a great question, Brother Faith. Do we ever give too much?
That, as it turns out, is President Trump's problem as well. He gives so much of his wealth to Jesus each year he knows others would feel shamed if they his devotion. Not wanted to embarrass other Christians, he keeps his giving a secret.
I've learned from my sources in politics this is the reason he continues to resist making public his tax returns. He thinks his giving is a private matter and it would only complicate things for his wealthy friends if the public had access to his generous nature:
Democrats aren't giving up on Trump's tax returns
Posted: Mar 08, 2017 6:02 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 08, 2017 6:02 PM CSTDemocrats are making good on their vow to keep pursuing legal avenues to review President Trump's tax returns for potential conflicts of interest that violate the Constitution or pose a national security risk.
President Trump doesn't have to publicly disclose his tax returns, now or ever. But some members of Congress can, if they want.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Leading Republicans in Congress are not yielding to pressure to review President Trump's tax returns for potential conflicts of interest.
But Democrats making the push aren't letting them off the hook easily. They want them to go on the record with their refusals, repeatedly.
"It's going to be embarrassing when those tax returns come out. They're coming out sooner or later. ...Then we'll see how many people voted time and time and time again to deep six ... the request," said Representative Bill Pascrell on Wednesday before the Ways and Means Committee.
Just prior to Pascrell's comments, the Committee had voted down an amendment from another Democratic member -- Representative Lloyd Doggett -- which would have required Committee Chairman Kevin Brady to request the president's tax returns from Treasury before the Obamacare repeal bill could take effect.
Meanwhile, in the Senate on Tuesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Debbie Stabenow sent their second letter in a week to Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch, again urging him to obtain and review Trump's tax returns.
In response to the senators' first letter, Hatch and Brady last week rejected their request and called their suggested approach "an abuse of the tax-writing committees' statutory authority."
Hatch has not issued a response to the second letter. His spokesman told CNNMoney that Hatch and Brady "have already said they will not use [that] authority."
Democrats are pointing to a section of tax law that authorizes the tax committee chairmen to confidentially review anyone's return -- including the president's -- without that person's consent if they have cause for concern pertaining to the committee's areas of oversight.