San Francisco Saint Mary’s Cathedral Drenches Homeless With Water To Keep Them Away

A lot of times people get distracted by some keywords and forget how narrow a particular discussion actually is, in this case a lot of people saw “homeless” and started thinking and posting about all the issues, and problems, and annoyances that we have with them, rather than focusing solely on this narrow story about the water system.

Thanks for posting.

Thanks for posting. I have learned that each of these people has a story, if one is willing to listen. And some may very well be veterans of the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts. I try not to think of anyone less than myself but least of all a vet who has served and is struggling.

Mental illness and addiction go hand in hand. Again, I personally know low bottom cases that came back. It is only by God's Providence they recovered and they are considered miracles.

Related to this, a hot topic in my church community are cities that are banning feeding the homeless. (See More Cities Are Making It Illegal To Hand Out Food To The Homeless) The reasoning seems to be the cities want to concentrate services for the homeless to one area. Some would argue that they want to create a ghetto and hide the problem. Tough problem, but I think the church should do everything it can and be vocal about it.

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