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george_carlin_

The way some churches treat addicts, orphans, the homeless, etc is honestly predatory sometimes. Aid should never ever be tied to adopting faith or conformity. That isn’t charity, that is coercion. “They don’t have to accept it” starve or conform??
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Anonymous 22w

Usually they give the food and supplies out regardless of if we convert. You've obviously never been poor before

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

I'm not religious but churches fed me and gave me money when I was facing eviction. Self-righteous leftists havent come around to pass me groceries the way churches have yet

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

I said some churches. I was poor but we want to the government and co-ops for aid, not churches.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

Clearly you haven’t studied the history of the church. Magdalene homes are a stain on it and that is just one terrifying and egregious example.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

Did you not hear about the woman that called different churches asking for food for her baby and majority turned her down?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 22w

Probably because they recognize ahe was a grifter making a point and that there was no actual child to take care of. Not the gotcha you think it is when you're speaking to someone who was given enough food to feed myself for weeks by these guys

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

Nevermind the fact that, again, leftist organizations in my city won't do rhe same. They're too focused on joy as resistance and not actually providing material needs. Sounds alot like what they accuse the churches of

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

A lot of them said they only provide aid for members. One that did offer to provide help was this lovely old southern man who immediately said yes. The mosques also said they would help.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 22w

That’s because a lot sent her to a centralized donation center the churches send their donated aid too

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22w

“Joy as resistance” isn’t the goal of any serious leftist organization. Are you sure you aren’t taking about liberals an progressives

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Anonymous replying to -> george_carlin_ 22w

*and

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