Westboro Baptist Chuch continues the Devil’s work

haffajappa

mikepegg44 wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

mikepegg44 wrote:

Can someone please point me to a Christian group or individual that hates the poor?

sometimes I just don't know about this place...

Are you saying that not one Christian person hates the poor?

I would ask you what constitutes hating in your mind? Are their christians who don't do anything for the poor, absolutely, but does that mean they hate them? absolutely not
Hate is a very strong word. Being against welfare doesn't mean you hate the people who need it.

A lot of CEOs I can think of must be Buddhists then.

mikepegg44

haffajappa wrote:

mikepegg44 wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

Are you saying that not one Christian person hates the poor?

I would ask you what constitutes hating in your mind? Are their christians who don't do anything for the poor, absolutely, but does that mean they hate them? absolutely not
Hate is a very strong word. Being against welfare doesn't mean you hate the people who need it.

A lot of CEOs I can think of must be Buddhists then.

please explain.

samsonite

Cosmo wrote:

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Thanx. I guess it isn't so much a matter of hate (except in the case of the undocumented workers... that is usually expressed with hate) of the poor... more of a case of indifference towards them. You know, that whole, 'Get a job' mentality. I don't think that people strive to live below the poverty level... that no one makes it a goal to be poor enough to get food stamps... shit just happens and that's where they end up.
That is kind of the point I am making... I have no place to say who is a good Christian and who is not. My co-workers are nice people... they go to church and volunteer and all of that stuff you associate with 'being Christian'. I simply do not understand the logic or rationale or justification used to pass judgment on some poor single mother of three... except during Christmas time. Charity is not supposed to be done to make the giver feel good about himself, it's supposed to be done because there is another human in need of it.
Well... leastwise... that's what Jesus teaches me.

this.

the "get-a-job" attitude is really frustrating, especially right now with our economy in the toilet. everytime i hear this i think "get what job?" i've never made a ton of money, but by the grace of God i've always been able to provide for my family. then in february of 2008 i was laid off, and out of work for almost two years! their weren't any jobs to be found, but i know there were some that thought i was just lazy (until they, themselves were in a similar situation). and people, the same people who think welfare is just a handout program which causes poverty, would encourage me to get a job for minimum wage, but there were two major problems with that: 1) minimum wage jobs weren't interested in hiring me when they saw my job/pay history and 2) a minimum wage job for a family of 5 doesn't get you off of welfare, and you have to be ridiculously poor to qualify for welfare.

thank God i'm working now, and i'm actually thankful for the experience because it has helped me to be less judgmental of others. you just never know the circumstances of someone else has been through or what has brought them to the situation they face today.

a bit of rabbit trail, sorry. :oops:

Electric_Delta

samsonite wrote:

obviously this total lack of love and respect is infuriating to ALL sane people, including 99% of Christians! as a Christian let me say they DO NOT represent me, or the God i believe in.