This saying critiques the religion like an oxymoron. From one hand, it is something beneficial when it comforts afflicted ones. From other hand, it can be seen as poisoning like brainwashing and manipulating which means afflicting the comfortable. Although people have become more critical towards religion, religion still is an option in our modern lives.
It set up centers to provide health care and food.
Explanation:
The Freedmen's Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on land confiscated or abandoned during the war.
