• robinn_IV [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Loser on a forum:

    Seems to me, finding another more suitable place to house these people would have been a better solution

    Empty tautology; I’m sure these “suitable place(s)” are readily offered, as exemplified by the existence of homeless people. If the city has an issue then they can build free housing and provide free services for these people in whatever “zone” is appropriate (they won’t).

    “A church is a suitable place.” Not according to the zoning laws where it is.

    The Bible according to these people: “And Jesus commanded everyone to help the needy and the poor (unless zoning laws forbade it).”

    surely they could have found a better place to care for the homeless than somewhere that wasn’t suitable for that purpose.

    I think I’m actually going insane. Why is it not suitable? Why do these laws made to prop up businesses take precedence over the life of actual humans? Do they think God came up with these “zoning laws”?

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      This boils my blood.

      Matthew 25: 42-45
      For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.

      Make no mistake, if the second coming happened today Jesus would be left to die in the cold by a self professed Christian.

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          There was a post about an idea for a Christmas movie where Jesus comes again and, after getting incarcerated for assault and battery against a megachurch pastor. When witnessing the cruelty of the American prison system, he then unites all his inmates who then successfully rebel against the entire prison. I can’t find the post though.

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        Jesus would be executed at the demands of chuds after telling them to be kind to others and sell their possesions to donate the money to the needy.

        Just like the first time.

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        Literally on an article about how someone is stopping them from opening a place to homeless people.

        Also anybody who makes the “you should personally solve the societal problem instead of trying to solve it through societal programs” argument should get a free pass to the front of the wall line

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      “I was spiritually homeless, and God provided a home for me in Heaven,” he said. “He’s put a burden on my heart for them. Many of these people have been rejected by their families and cast aside by their communities. So, if the church isn’t willing to lay down her life for them, who will? This is what we’re called to do.”

      “And I can’t help it because I believe this is the mission of the church to make disciples and this is how we do it by showing the love of Christ preaching the truth and laying down our lives in service and humility. As Christ laid down his life for us. That’s what I believe,”

      From the pastor being charged

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    Violating zoning laws, is the charge I guess? What a cruel thing. The churches around me (tiny, tiny town, no shelters) operate as unofficial overnight warming and cooling places, as they call it. There is nowhere else for miles and miles.

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    Amerikkkan governments: Do nothing to make homeless people’s lives even the tiniest bit less shitty

    Also Amerikkkan governments: Prosecute people who do absolutely anything to make homeless people’s lives even the tiniest bit less shitty

    They really just want homeless people to die, don’t they?

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    I cant even form a coherent thought on this, so religion in the us is basically restricted to posturing now? Ive read on here a while ago that americans actually worship satan or something to that effect and shit like this only gives more credibility to that argument, especially now that the pope literally said that marxists are better christians lmfaoooo

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      Something something… “you shall be judged by how you treat the least among you”… something something something.

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    Trump claims he’s fighting for Christians; I wonder what his track record with protecting Christians who are being charged with felony help crime is. I’m not a Christian but what this Pastor is doing is awesome and he should be allowed to continue helping the homeless unless the city is willing to actually do their part and home them themselves.

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    There are some churches around my parts of the USA who aren’t exactly mega-churches but they definitely aren’t little places with a few dozen really old members and their doors are almost ALWAYS closed.

    Just this huge assed building that sits locked up six days a week unless there’s a holiday or wedding or something.

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    Chuds: *“noooo we need to be open during a pandemic, it’s our FREEDOM! You shoudl die from a preventable virus because of ME!” frothingfash

    Also hogs: “heh, why don’t those homeless people find jobs and get a house? They’re violating the sacred zoning laws, why should the Church help them?” smuglord