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goobster · 2725 days ago · link · · parent · post: Don’t Feed the Homeless, It Only Encourages Them
Seriously? That's pretty simple. Remove the religious genuflection requirement. Almost all of these programs require the recipient of the services to be ministered to by a Christian religious leader of some sort. Bible readings in the room where the food is served. Religious "counseling". Etc. The homeless I have worked with are pretty much unanimous: get the religion out of it, and I'll come in. But I can't stand being preached to. (Second issue? Safety. These places are not full of the most savory characters, and theft/violence is commonplace.)