Posted on 08/26/2005 7:09:01 AM PDT by Millee
I patronize all sorts of people who piss in the public square: cable companies, politicians, university professors, journalists like Reggie, Freepers. There's no way I'm going to hold a homeless guy to a higher standard than them.
Caritas.
If you are so concerned about encouraging employment among the homeless, why not simply ask such folk to pray for you after giving them a few bucks?
Many years ago, some friends of mine and I did the same gig on a street corner in Pittsburgh. I played, they danced the Double Swords over a couple of broomsticks.
We made almost $100 and were so embarassed by that sum of money that we walked around the corner to the Humane Society and gave it to them!
I think encouraging employment amongst the homeless is probably a good idea, but what caused you to post to me? I give 'em McDonald's gift certificates, except for my favorite bum on the 14th street exit ramp, who always gets a coupla bucks.
Did you perhaps mean to post to somebody else?
I always say the same thing to panhandling bums: "I'll give you a couple of bucks if you promise to spend it on booze".
/not joking
Give it to me, I need it! And I don't mind working for it either!!
My point is, you can employ them by donating to them in exchange for prayers. A very informal "Little Brothers of the Street," if you will.
They are entrepreneurs! That is their job and every day is casual Friday for them ;-)
Many government employees look like unmade beds most of the time, hardly do any work and get handed a paycheck.........so what's the difference?
Back when I parked behind the Union Mission in downtown, I had a very interesting running conversation with a regular habitue of the mission who was a Sola Scriptura, "once saved always saved" guy. We went round and round, but we always had a good time. We'd pray for each other, and I'd help him out a little, and he kept an eye on my car so that nobody broke into it.
LOL -- and good for you!
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