[PapaBear3625]

Among other things, every year we host a week for homeless people to come to live at the church (BTW-this is in conjunction with a number of other churches including a Catholic church in the area). We are not allowed to evangelize or even help them find a job. We are simple to house them. I'm not sure this is a Christian principle and have become more and more convinced it is not. Especially if social services will not allow us to evangelize.

If the government is providing funding for the week, then they set the rules.

If they are not funding, then on what basis do they presume to tell you what to do?

[cloudmountain]

If the government is providing funding for the week, then they set the rules.
If they are not funding, then on what basis do they presume to tell you what to do?

Yup.

[HarleyD]

If they are not funding, then on what basis do they presume to tell you what to do?

And that is one of the issues. The church cow-tow to the government set criteria so that they may be "compassionate" to the needy. Sometimes we allow a secondary mission to get in the way of our primary mission.