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To: newzjunkey

“I find it interesting you and most others, claiming to be Christian, choose to see avarice and deceit where you could’ve recognized something else.”

I think you are broadbrushing and judging the hearts of many commenters here. Christians are not perfect. There is a moral struggle we all face - to help the truly needy while not falling prey to the scammers, who actually can blind good people from seeing the truly needy. After all, one could argue that money given to scammers cannot go to the truly needy. Some of the comments here give clues on how to distinguish between the scammers and the needy.

Is your position to give to anyone who asks for money, both scammers and needy alike? If not, how do you personally make that distinction? I ask with sincerity.


63 posted on 12/01/2012 7:12:00 AM PST by Susquehanna Patriot (U Think Leftist/Liberals Still Believe That Dissent = Highest Form of Patriotism?)
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To: Susquehanna Patriot
how do you personally make that distinction? I ask with sincerity.

Always test the situation, never be manipulated if you can help it. We will be fooled but we will learn to test better. Worked with a guy out of prison once. He told me the story of scamming a local pastors to pay the motel for his housing for the night. Because the credit card was there for the room, he could charge food and booze to the card also, and did.

90% are scammers, look for the 10% Having written this, I have need to stop thinking they are all scammers and look for the 10% my self.

90 posted on 12/01/2012 9:39:26 AM PST by PeterPrinciple ( (Lord, save me from some conservatives, they don't understand history any better than liberals.))
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To: Susquehanna Patriot
how do you personally make that distinction? I ask with sincerity.

Always test the situation, never be manipulated if you can help it. We will be fooled but we will learn to test better. Worked with a guy out of prison once. He told me the story of scamming a local pastors to pay the motel for his housing for the night. Because the credit card was there for the room, he could charge food and booze to the card also, and did.

90% are scammers, look for the 10% Having written this, I have need to stop thinking they are all scammers and look for the 10% my self.

91 posted on 12/01/2012 9:39:36 AM PST by PeterPrinciple ( (Lord, save me from some conservatives, they don't understand history any better than liberals.))
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