[AnAmericanMother]

My priest recommends in-kind donations (like McDonald's gift cards or whatever -- something that can't be spent on booze.)

The professional beggars can clear 2-300 a day, tax free. Why get a minimum wage job and have to show up for work clean and decent?

On the other hand, there's a guy at the intersection of 14th St. and the interstate ramp (on the west side) who holds up a sign reading "WHY LIE? - I WANT A BEER." I always give him a couple of bucks 'cause (as I told him) I like an honest man.

[Dumb_Ox]

Are you or your priest similarly so scrupulous as to patronize non-drunkards in your business life and personal purchasing habits?

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?