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To: OrangeHoof

Your comment is way off base and generalization that barely warrants a response

Unless you have more than a passing understanding of the situation I would ask you keep your snarky responses to yourself. I have spent a lot of time helping people in this situation and know many of them and they are not there by choice.

As a former resident of Texas I say look into your own heart and ask what would God say to you if you expressed this attitude to him directly.

The answer is obvious


12 posted on 02/23/2018 8:41:24 AM PST by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: 100American

Of, good for you! You must feel so morally superior!


20 posted on 02/23/2018 10:11:21 AM PST by Redleg Duke (Build Kates Wall! Never Forget!)
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To: 100American

Thank you for your desire to serve the Lord. I live near a city often considered one of the best places to live in the U.S. Unemployment is currently under 3 percent and help wanted signs are plentiful.

At every major intersection, you will see people standing with signs begging for handouts. If I offer them work to do for money, they will turn it down. If I bring them food from the store, I might get a “thank you” but they are not thankful. What they want is money to feed their addictions and that’s the one thing I will not give them.

If 30 years ago, the homeless population of seniors had been under 15% and today is over 50%, what changed? The change is that the survivors who dropped out, tuned out and turned on as the love children of the 60s and 70s have now reached retirement age and have none of the work ethic previous generations had. They will give you a song and dance about how life did them wrong but, behind the excuse, many are simply addicts who are trying to get their next fix.

As for God’s attitude, he might not be as sympathetic as you expect:

II Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”


48 posted on 02/23/2018 4:38:08 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Donald Trump: Doing the work American politicians just won't do.)
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