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| Heavenly Alchemy Offer Upgrade  User ID: 50250568  United States12/01/2013 03:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Richard Moranis User ID: 50818713 United States12/01/2013 04:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Many actually went out of their way to purposefully ignore me, and they wouldn't even make eye contact," he told the Deseret News. "I'd approach them and say, `Happy Thanksgiving.' Many of them I wouldn't ask for any food or any kind of money, and their inability to even acknowledge me being there was very surprising." Quoting: Heavenly Alchemy and they probably would have acted like that no matter how he looked. that's how people are nowadays. and making yourself to look filthy and wear ragged clothing to appear homeless is an insult to all the homeless people who are clean and wear nice clothes. Last Edited by Richard Moranis on 12/01/2013 04:05 PM |
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| Heavenly Alchemy (OP) User ID: 50250568 United States12/01/2013 04:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Many actually went out of their way to purposefully ignore me, and they wouldn't even make eye contact," he told the Deseret News. "I'd approach them and say, `Happy Thanksgiving.' Many of them I wouldn't ask for any food or any kind of money, and their inability to even acknowledge me being there was very surprising." Quoting: Heavenly Alchemy and they probably would have acted like that no matter how he looked. that's how people are nowadays. and making yourself to look filthy and wear ragged clothing to appear homeless is an insult to all the homeless people who are clean and wear nice clothes. Possibly true, only you can create the view of life you want to have. Though in my experience most people that I pass on the street make eye contact and smile nicely, and I live in a big city. Though that could have to do with the glimmer in my eye and quick smile. Though if he dressed like a normal person it wouldn't have proven his point. He needed to dress in the exaggerated manner to get the message through. How many of you shy away from those that dress differently or have different views of life than you? It's the same thing. Judging is judging. Last Edited by Heavenly Alchemy on 12/01/2013 04:22 PM |
| Heavenly Alchemy (OP) User ID: 50250568 United States12/01/2013 04:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I wonder how the bishop will feel if one of his congregation loses his or her life trying to help a homeless person. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 45287451 Well, my mom has helped 5 different homeless get from the street to homes. She actually has one living in her home as I write this, the lady has been there for 2 months now, one month with my mom there and one as a caretaker of the home. My mom has a friend that looks in every once and a while to make sure things are all right. But this lady has kept the home in pristine condition. Though you have to evaluate the situation and person for sense of danger. My mom has been helping underprivileged and homeless people ever since I've known her and she is still here and thriving. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 44700526 United States12/01/2013 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I listened to an interview with this bishop on NPR the other day & he seemed like a pretty decent guy. He said he did it mainly to impact the children of the congregation in a powerful way. Some parishioners went as far as to tell him he wasn't welcome, that this was not a place to look for charity! |
| Useless Cookie Eater User ID: 29696048 United States12/01/2013 07:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I listened to an interview with this bishop on NPR the other day & he seemed like a pretty decent guy. He said he did it mainly to impact the children of the congregation in a powerful way. Some parishioners went as far as to tell him he wasn't welcome, that this was not a place to look for charity! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44700526 NPR?   |
| Heavenly Alchemy (OP) User ID: 50250568 United States12/01/2013 08:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I listened to an interview with this bishop on NPR the other day & he seemed like a pretty decent guy. He said he did it mainly to impact the children of the congregation in a powerful way. Some parishioners went as far as to tell him he wasn't welcome, that this was not a place to look for charity! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44700526 That's crazy, really church isn't the place for charity? Some people just don't get it...at all. The get well caused me to shoot tea out of my nose...it still burns a bit. Haha. Someone sent me an NPR link to a Stewart Copeland interview which was pretty good, and they covered this, which could have an ulterior motive, but I choose to take it as a see what some people are doing to open eyes. So some of the content is pretty good, as long as politics is kept out of it it's all right by me. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 48651912 United States12/01/2013 08:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Tough situation. There are way more homeless people than most people see. I am in a big city, long story...making it short... people do look away. Be it self preservation or fear. A lot of homeless people do show up at churches. I see homeless families all the time out here. People dragging luggage always makes my heart sink. They are not going to the airport. I lived in my car for 40 days. I am female. It was not easy, but my faith in God kept me going. The churches are inundated. It is wrong how churches look away. Some help; a lot help if you are a parishioner. God help us all.  |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 26257191 United States12/01/2013 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm not surprised. I worked for a non-profit and spent months contacting churches to get them to spread the word about a volunteer, nationwide research project to fight cancer. All I wanted them to do was share some fliers with their congregation, put up a few posters, etc because so many people are touched by cancer. It was to find people willing to participate. NONE of the churches were interested when it wouldn't have cost them a cent to share the info. I'm not surprised by what the Bishop found. Many churches just want to collect money and hold services. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5846208 United States12/01/2013 09:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This distresses me since I was raised to believe these two groups were directly contrary to Christian belief. |
| Heavenly Alchemy (OP) User ID: 35266095 United States12/04/2013 06:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | wonder what he does if one of his congregation does the same to him maybe in a year or so later? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48278748 Good question, hopefully he walks the walk not just talks the talk. I'm not surprised. I worked for a non-profit and spent months contacting churches to get them to spread the word about a volunteer, nationwide research project to fight cancer. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26257191 All I wanted them to do was share some fliers with their congregation, put up a few posters, etc because so many people are touched by cancer. It was to find people willing to participate. NONE of the churches were interested when it wouldn't have cost them a cent to share the info. I'm not surprised by what the Bishop found. Many churches just want to collect money and hold services. That's a sad commentary on the state of some of these places that feed the ego and status instead of spirit like they should. There are some good places out there though, that are there for the right reason. Hey, I don't have a church but if you still are looking to share info on that charity I'd be interested and know more quite a few others that would be interested too.  I would challenge the other Protestant groups to show me their Christian basis. Right now the Catholics and LDS are showing me more fundamentals than the 'fundamentalists'. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5846208 This distresses me since I was raised to believe these two groups were directly contrary to Christian belief. It probably fits with other branches than just Protestant though. There are many that have lost the true meaning, again, there are also many that hold themselves up to true spiritual laws. Those that have gone through ego to connect again to spirit. |
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| American Indian Elder User ID: 77013349 United States11/26/2019 02:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In the upper Peninsula of Michigan, at Marquette's St. Peter Cathedral, we have had wonderful bishops since Venerable Bishop Baraga in the 1800s. It can get -40 below zero up here and this priceless church has always opened the meeting room downstairs at times of cold weather for the homeless. Volunteers on a list are called in and they set up cots, blankets pillows bottled water. A hearty breakfast is served and if its really bad they stay there. they got into trouble for letting people use the church address to get mail. It seems they couldnt get welfare or foodstamps unless they had a "permanent address". The city has places and one other Protestant church also has an open door policy. it used to be a few people when the city facilities filled up, but lately all facilities are full and the priest asked people for clothing, shoes, boots in all sizes including for little BABIES. amdg Forgiveness means giving up every hope for a better past, In exchange for a better future. P.S. Ive always had an American Flag, now all of a sudden you gave me a Canada one. ?? Please whoever did this change it back. Not that free Ojibwe/Chippewa acknowledge any imaginary boundry lines... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 3812743 United States11/26/2019 02:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I would challenge the other Protestant groups to show me their Christian basis. Right now the Catholics and LDS are showing me more fundamentals than the 'fundamentalists'. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5846208 This distresses me since I was raised to believe these two groups were directly contrary to Christian belief. Christian Churches are dead. Jesuits have spent the better part of the last few hundred years, infiltrating them to destroy them form the inside out. Christianity lives on in America, in an underground sense of things. |
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