So who were really welcome? I always thought churches accepted everyone without question and without passing judgment........Have I been wrong all these years?
No, they were welcome, we fed them. We were only concerned that a real homeless hungry person would not have enough to eat if too many of these backpacker bums were to show up. Just that it is becoming common for these twenty something, non-working backpackers to bum to support their leisure lifestyle. We have lots of them around here.
Without passing judgement? No. In my church supporters of abortion are not supposed to be given communion; as a matter of fact, most folks outside the denomination are denied communion.
Most true Christians know the difference from lefties shouting "Judge not" and what the Bible says w/ "Judge Rightly".