return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 months agoUS is on track to set record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streetswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down16cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldlatestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldcollapse
arrow-up1363arrow-down1external-linkUS is on track to set record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streetswww.independent.co.ukreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square45fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldlatestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldcollapse
minus-squareDearth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·2 months agoIf every church in America housed 2.5 unhoused people the crisis would be solved overnight. Who am i kidding though, American churches don’t exist to help people they exist to tax tithe people
minus-squareSgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33arrow-down2·2 months agoWhen I feed the poor, I’m called a Saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, I’m called a communist. The quote is by a priest from South America. I think about that alot when I think about church.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoOnly monarchists think communist is an insult.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoTo be fair, a lot of small community churches or other religious shelters seem to do a lot more than anyone else about the problem.
minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoDebatable. I work for a church. We do a LOT for the community. Free lunches under the bridge. Park clean ups every season. After school programs for kids. But in no way are we even close to doing as much good as actual organized programs that have real leadership and get funding.
minus-squarePilferjinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoChurches are a social hate group. I love faith, especially when you have to do the spiritual work yourself, but organized faith corrupts the mind and soul.
If every church in America housed 2.5 unhoused people the crisis would be solved overnight.
Who am i kidding though, American churches don’t exist to help people they exist to
taxtithe peopleWhen I feed the poor, I’m called a Saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, I’m called a communist.
The quote is by a priest from South America. I think about that alot when I think about church.
Only monarchists think communist is an insult.
No, see, feeding the poor is illegal.
To be fair, a lot of small community churches or other religious shelters seem to do a lot more than anyone else about the problem.
Debatable.
I work for a church. We do a LOT for the community. Free lunches under the bridge. Park clean ups every season. After school programs for kids.
But in no way are we even close to doing as much good as actual organized programs that have real leadership and get funding.
Churches are a social hate group. I love faith, especially when you have to do the spiritual work yourself, but organized faith corrupts the mind and soul.