[luckystarmom]

I live in San Jose, and I think there are better ways of getting the word of Christ out to the Castro district.

I think sitting on a corner worshipping God on a Friday night in the middle of the Castro district is just going to make people mad.

How about serving food to the homeless in the Castro district? I think you have to show God’s kindness and not say a word in these hostile areas.

[manc]

extremely good idea

I have been to the bikers week in Daytona

every time they have a group with signs saying sinners and yet there is another way to get the message out and that is do what the bikers christian group does
they go to the bikers week, they give out t shirts and hot drinks and there is a sign there saying christian riders etc.

they always seem to get a lot of people going over and join them where as the people holding signs on the street are just being ignored but at least they are still respected unlike what happened in the Castro area

[aWolverine]

I think sitting on a corner worshipping God on a Friday night in the middle of the Castro district is just going to make people mad.

Then "people" can go pound sand.
Even though 95% of its morality, wisdom, and freedom is dead or MIA, this is still America, a country founded on the rights of free speech, freedom of religion, and the armed individual's right to back those freedoms up.

Say whatever, pray wherever, spray if required.

[trisham]

How about serving food to the homeless in the Castro district? I think you have to show God’s kindness and not say a word in these hostile areas.

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It doesn't appear that the Castro district is awash in poverty:

Demographics

The 2000 census reported a population of 30,574 persons, with a population density of 22,561/mi² (8,711/km²), in the 94114 Zip Code Tabulation Area, which includes the Castro District as well as neighboring Noe Valley.[7] In November 2000, the Noe Valley Voice reported the following statistics for city District 8, which includes Noe Valley, Diamond Heights, Glen Park, Twin Peaks, Corona Heights, Duboce/Reverse Triangle, and Castro/Dolores Heights. The paper cited a 1999 poll of registered voters by David Binder Research, a prominent local polling agency.[8][9]

White: 81%

Age 30-49: 54%

Male: 58%

Gay/Lesbian: 41% (15.4% city-wide)[5]

Rent housing: 55%

College graduate: 71%

Democrat: 72%

Republican: 12%

Religious affiliation: 56%

Not religious: 40%