Do you ever wonder if the poor should damn the charity that is offered to them in the name of religion, as a bribe for them not to ask for justice, or that they should turn a deaf ear to all the talk about the bread of heaven while they have none here?
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buttman
ANSWERS: 6
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Yep, I do wonder. But if I was in need and food was coming from a religion, I wouldn't turn it down. I'd go against my principals to survive.
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Your talking about a base need over a wanted need. So to damn the charity would mean damning oneself. The higher level of the need for justice would never be reached if the basic of needs are not met. Turning deaf ear to the talk would be a small price to pay for hope.
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Have you been poor? I don't mean "can't pay all your bills poor," but poor as in "can't find a place to stay or enough food to eat?"
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What is "justice" for poor people? <-Honestly curious.
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There are Christian charities tat are truly charitable - they give what they offer without looking for an opportunity to spread their message. Glide Memorial in San Francisco is (or at least was with the Rev. Cecil Williams running it). In that case, no. . Others only give if you allow them to push their sales pitch on you. Those - yes. It's not charity, it's the worst kind of coercion. . And last, those churches dripping with gold that offer a few crumbs to the poor while preaching about the value of humility, charity, and vows of poverty are cynical beyond my ability to express. . In these last 2 cases, yes - they should be damned if such a thing actually meant anything. +5
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I have never seen charity offered as a bribe, not from any churches I know. Maybe from sects. But all the aid I know goes out with no strings attached.
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