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5. I'm reminded of a woman I knew in the 1990's

Reply to betsuni (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 12:49 AM

Mar 2018

She ran a church group in the U.S. southwest that took food baskets to the poor on local reservations.

I overheard her instructing some of the volunteers:
“If they don’t take a religious pamphlet, they don’t get the food.”

What would Jesus do?

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] betsuni Mar 2018 OP

homo-sex-you-alls need not apply Gabi Hayes Mar 2018 #1

yeah, very conflicted about this AmandaRuth Mar 2018 #3

Same here, actually Gabi Hayes Mar 2018 #4

feed the hungry dweller Mar 2018 #2

I'm reminded of a woman I knew in the 1990's left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #5

He wouldn't be handing out pamphlets, he'd be handing out food in a Christ-like way. democratisphere Mar 2018 #7

... left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 #10

THIS. democratisphere Mar 2018 #11

Where the hell is the great US government on this one?! democratisphere Mar 2018 #6

Good for them. Feed the hungry. Hekate Mar 2018 #8

Good for them Raine Mar 2018 #9

Do they make you sit through a sermon before you can buy food? NightWatcher Mar 2018 #12

It's a grocery store. betsuni Mar 2018 #14

What the hell is with the negative comments? betsuni Mar 2018 #13

Because of the SA's history of discrimination crazycatlady Mar 2018 #15

Some people have to inject politics into everything. MicaelS Mar 2018 #16

Thats a great plan to address that issue Lee-Lee Mar 2018 #17