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| It's IMMORAL AND UNCHRISTIAN That Churches In American Communities Are Not Helping The Homeless, Poor, Neglected, Elderly, And Others With Needs In Their Community. |
| Many years ago in America, the churches were the first responders when a fire, flood, tornado, or hurricane destroyed homes, or a neighbor died, fed the poor (not just at Thanksgiving), and responded to help with other community needs. I remember because when I was 8, my father and friend went around the county to get furniture and clothing for families damaged by a tornado in a nearby county and when a flood hit another county. Today, liberal churches help some but conservative churches help only themselves. |
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I've gone to many churches, because I didn't agree with the way they interpreted doctrine or seeking
tapes and books in church, I just don't like that sort of thing. But I've gone to most all the
denominations and also eastern religions, and I can only speak for the ones I've gone to, most all
of them had outreach programs for the poor, but if the poor didn't make themselves known to the
church personally they probably didn't get help. There is no church that can help all the poor,
each can only help those nearby and some are fortunate enough to be able to help other around the
world. |
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They are helping: But not all. No one is perfect. Except Jesus. |
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There are many liberal churches in North America that put a real emphasis on social justice. Many
United Church and Anglican congregations in Canada are known to host anti-racism workshops, welcome
immigrants of all religious and ethnic backgrounds and provide amnesty for refugees who have seen
their claims revoked by government authorities.
The Catholic church I attend in Canada, for example, runs a soup kitchen seven days a week in the
parish hall, operates a refugee aid board, has a women's center and runs a support group for the gay
and trans-gendered community. The Catholic parish priest cedes the pulpit during mass on three out
of every four Sundays and hands it over to aid workers and activists, in causes ranging from
anti-mining initiatives in Latin America, to helping those with AIDS in Africa.
Additionally, the Catholic parish provided a home to a Muslim refugee family facing deportation.
They were permitted to stay in the church for three months and since churches are considered to be
sanctuaries, police officers were not permitted to enter and remove these individuals.
Christian churches often are at the forefront of social justice issues today, and they have been in
the past as well. But if we want to talk about unsavory churches, then we should look no further
than the congregation that Barack Obama is associated with. |
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18 Feb 2008 23:25
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