Posted on 09/27/2005 6:14:06 AM PDT by devane617
Just heard on CNBC Squak Box that FEMA has decided it will reimburse churches for providing for hurricane evacuees. My first thought is how corrupt churches are in certain communities. What will be the "proof" needed by FEMA to make payment? I suspect ligit lists of evacuees are already floating around churches. Provide the list to FEMA and get money for helping 3000 people in your one-room country church.
This is exactly the type of situation I was affraid would happen. No way the Feds can keep this situation from getting out of hand. No amount of oversite will stop massive fraud as we have never seen.
the ACLU is already on top of this.
Why? Lots of people donated time and money to help. Should FEMA reimburse me for the $100 I gave to the Red Cross or the medical supplies I donated to the convoy of loaned trucks filled with emergency supplies delivered by volunteers from my city? I think FEMA is opening Pandora's box by deciding to reimburse churches.
So by your estimation all churches are corrupt, money-grubbing entities, actively seeking ways to defraud money from FEMA?
Interesting perspective. I don't know what churches you've been exposed to, but I can assure you they are not *all* like that.
You can, no doubt, provide verification for this "corruption" and also warn us about the "certain communities" in question lest some of the more gullible amongst us be taken in.
Nevertheless, despite our obvious difference of opinion concerning this "corruption", I see no reason for FEMA to reimburse churches for simply carrying out part of their ministry.
or...
lol yeah those evil small town churches. You really have to watch out for them.
boo
Jim and Tammy-Faye, Robert Tilton, come to mind as corrupt.
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'Stuck on stupid', are you?
You had to go back a decade or two to dredge up those "church" scam artists.
Are you now going to invoke the Clintonian, "It all depends on what the definition of 'are' is..."?
Tread carefully. You are tarring a huge population of very good Americans -- with a stupidly broad brush...
There are none so blind as those who will not see...
Except for the fact that he never said anything close to that.
Mo' walking around money for some so called Revs
There's been so many stories of FEMA handing out mad money that even legitimate Reverend s can be tempted. Here in Florida in one hurricane many Miami residents got FEMA money by lying about damaged property and the hurricane missed Dade County, was north of it. FEMA paid for burials for deaths totally unconnected with last years hurricanes.
Exactly. I was living there last year when the FEMA scam took place in S. FL. I seemed to have stired the emotions of a few well meaning Church folks. That was not my intent. However, FEMA is handing out money here in DFW, TX as if they have a printing press.
A lot of those churches were asked to help provide shelter. Many of them went way out of their way to provide. Most of it was freely given by their parishiners but some of the expenses are more than we should expect them to absorb. You won't find churches adding on things like administration costs.
I think we need MUCH more details.
I have no problem with this.
Churches have LARGE spaces and the ability to accomidate large groups of people and most have community halls which can be procured for more open space.
This is no different than having to pay after "procurement by necessity."
There is no reason to object.
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