UPDATE for Those Who Donated to the Homeless

[Guest]

You see, by you throwing around the Christian thing while calling someone a moron isn't going to lead people to Christ.

Secondly, I don't recall Jesus ever calling anyone a moron. Also, being a moron ( which you claim he is for voicing an opinion) is hardly the same as cheating, lying or stealing.

Pangea, you're right, MOST of us give anonymously.

Also, has anyone thought that Jody may have been sarcastic/joking in his post as many do on this forum?

 

[Yoda]

PANGAEA SAID- "No offense, but you're as doltish as you think everyone else is.

1. I'm not a conservative.

2. I'm not a christian.

I didn't even read the rest since you were already wrong twice in your first sentence..."
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You forgot to say you aint much at running a webinar either!

 

[padthaiforlunch]

Also, has anyone thought that Jody may have been sarcastic/joking in his post as many do on this forum?

That was my take on it. Obviously, this was not a thread for sarcasm.

It is easy to become overwhelmed when nearly every corner has a beggar. You give to one, but you can 't support them all. Perhaps it makes you exam your own life. How thin is the line between you and them?

You probably feel guilt, and that leads to resentment. My god, why do I have to look at them on every corner. What if they try to rob me? Good think I have my ccw permit. Lock the doors. Move to a gated community.

Point is: Large numbers of homeless create cognitive dissonance. Whether you think about it or not, your beliefs are challenged. Rather than examine where your thinking is wrong, it is easier to blame the homeless guy. After all, he looks healthy so he must just be lazy.

I think what too many people forget is that many homeless are mentally ill and/or come from disadvantaged backgrounds (not everyone can be Horatio Alger). Yes they look healthy and you may think they are just lazy, but mental illness can be a debilitating handicap.

Schizophrenia is not always apparent at first glance. Neither is depression.

Many veterans are homeless.

The VA estimates that 131,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. And approximately twice that manyexperience homelessness over the course of a year. Conservatively, one out of every three homeless men who is sleeping in a doorway, alley or box in our cities and rural communities has put on a uniform and served this country. According to the National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Urban Institute, 1999), veterans account for 23 percent of all homeless people in America.

While "most homeless people are single, unaffiliated men… most housing money in existing federal homelessness programs, in contrast, is devoted to helping homeless families or homeless women with dependant children," according to "Is Homelessness a Housing Problem?" in Understanding Homelessness: New Policy and Research Perspectives, published by Fannie Mae Foundation in 1997.

Kudos to Dwayne for helping these folks and not ignoring them.

 

[wstcst1]

Great job Dwayne--- Who cares about a couple of negative comments. Those comments are nothing. I would respond back but i wouldn't take them seriously. Who in their right mind has a reason to complain about you helping someone that is homeless?

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

"Who in their right mind has a reason to complain about you helping someone that is homeless?"

Perhaps if that particular homeless person that is helped, gets on his/her feet and purchases a home in foreclosure and evicts the home owner. Now that person is homeless. He/she might complain.

 

[Pawnature]

Great job Dwayne--- Who cares about a couple of negative comments. Those comments are nothing. I would respond back but i wouldn't take them seriously. Who in their right mind has a reason to complain about you helping someone that is homeless?

Ditto

PS. The following statement is not directed at Dwayne or anyone else it is just a reflection on me.- When I became a Christian I did not become a Saint. I still screw up all the time. I try to do the right things but inevitability, I find myself unconsciously or consiciously doing the wrong thing. But there is a remedy.

 

[Pangaea]

"Who in their right mind has a reason to complain about you helping someone that is homeless?"

Perhaps if that particular homeless person that is helped, gets on his/her feet and purchases a home in foreclosure and evicts the home owner. Now that person is homeless. He/she might complain.

If they purchased the home in foreclosure they're probably evicting someone who shouldn't (and won't) be owning that home in the first place, right?

 

[VaDwayne]

Ditto

PS. The following statement is not directed at Dwayne or anyone else it is just a reflection on me.- When I became a Christian I did not become a Saint. I still screw up all the time. I try to do the right things but inevitability, I find myself unconsciously or consiciously doing the wrong thing. But there is a remedy.

You just described me perfectly.

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

If they purchased the home in foreclosure they're probably evicting someone who shouldn't (and won't) be owning that home in the first place, right?

No. Because the new owner of the home will not be able to afford that home within 36 months. Thus...he/she will lay off between 4-8 people in their business, and ultimately 2-4 of them will lose their home and become homeless.

 

[Guest]

Are you vaharleyguy?

Also, when you realize we are all imperfect, you realize we all fall short, you can realize we are all equal, we make mistakes, we are all imperfect. That's why it's important to keep your pride in check, and to not judge others, but doing unto others as you'd have done unto you.

Easier said than done.

You just described me perfectly.