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Should You Give Money to Homeless People? Posted: 12-28-07 12:19pm
Should you give money to Homeless people?
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-28-07 12:41pm
I have a hard time with this one. I give
to shelters, But to give to someone on the
street? so many times they have not even
tried to find a church or a shelter house,
they just want money for the next 32 oz. I
don't give to people on the street. But I
give to caretakers of people without
homes.
And Yes I think if we have the means to
give we should!
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Birch
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Posted: 12-28-07 12:59pm
I never make assumptions on what homeless
people do with money I give them. I've
been surprised in a good way too many
times.
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Rodge
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Posted: 12-28-07 13:08pm
Yeah, of course. I do think it's more
beneficial to give to shelters, because
homeless people are a very easy target for
thieves, but if someone needs help, you
should give it. For me, I buy the Big
Issue, donate to Shelter, and give money
to buskers.
An additional question: I read recently of
someone who offered a homeless man most of
a taco she didn't want, and was very
offended when he refused because he was a
vegetarian. Do homeless people have the
right to refuse food?
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-28-07 13:44pm
Rodge
wrote:
Yeah, of course. I do think
it's more beneficial to give to shelters,
because homeless people are a very easy
target for thieves, but if someone needs
help, you should give it. For me, I buy
the Big Issue, donate to Shelter, and give
money to buskers.
An additional question: I read recently of
someone who offered a homeless man most of
a taco she didn't want, and was very
offended when he refused because he was a
vegetarian. Do homeless people have the
right to refuse
food?
LOL I wouldn't..
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-28-07 13:45pm
Rodge
wrote:
Yeah, of course. I do think
it's more beneficial to give to shelters,
because homeless people are a very easy
target for thieves, but if someone needs
help, you should give it. For me, I buy
the Big Issue, donate to Shelter, and give
money to buskers.
An additional question: I read recently of
someone who offered a homeless man most of
a taco she didn't want, and was very
offended when he refused because he was a
vegetarian. Do homeless people have the
right to refuse
food?
Rodge where the heck you been? I have not
seen you in forever!
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Rodge
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Posted: 12-28-07 14:47pm
I've been around. XD Had a small operation
(which I'm not fully recovered from), and
then what with Christmas and everything I
haven't really been online much. I did get
a new cousin on the 2nd, though!
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 12-28-07 15:01pm
I give food to homeless people who are
asking for money. My husband gave away
his coat the other day. Sometimes I give
money, but I seldom have it, and I don't
think a homeless person would really
accept a check. (ha ha) I think homeless
people have every right in the world to
refuse to eat meat and people should not
be offended by this any more than they
would be offended by the fact that a
person with a home doesn't eat meat. The
majority of homeless people are not
homeless by choice. There are some that
are, but they are the minority. I am just
one catastrophe away from being homeless
myself, and I would probably offend a lot
of well meaning people by refusing to eat
gluten or meat. Can't really help what we
are. I am so thankful for the home I have
that I have no prblem donating to homeless
causes. I actuallly thought aout
contacting my local food bank to see what
i could do about getting gluten free
products there, as certainly I am sure
there is a need.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 12-28-07 15:21pm
meblonde01
wrote:
Rodge
wrote:
An additional question: I read recently of
someone who offered a homeless man most of
a taco she didn't want, and was very
offended when he refused because he was a
vegetarian. Do homeless people have the
right to refuse
food?
LOL I
wouldn't..
That's like saying being homeless means
you can't have/suddenly loose your morals
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Mommy35
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Posted: 12-28-07 15:23pm
I wouldn't give money to a homeless
person, but I would give them food or
clothing. I would give money to a
shelter, food bank, or a project that
benefited the homeless
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kaerbear
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Posted: 12-29-07 12:43pm
give as the spirit moves you. if you are
going to resent it then maybe you should
think about why you are doing it. if you
have expectations then maybe you
shouldn't. if you are giving from the
heart then just give. i've also had the
experience of people angrily refusing food
that i offered instead of cash but i have
also experienced people who are actually
hungry and happy to be handed whatever
food i happen to have on me. it's hard
when there are substance abuse issues and
in that case, giving cash only to food
banks or shelters or whatever, is probably
a better idea.
when i was a teenager i knew a girl who
lived in an apartment paid for by her
parents and she would panhandle all day to
get drug money. she also always had a
bunch of other kids living with her doing
the same. doesn't make the answer any
simpler, but things hardly ever are
simple. it's not just lack of money that
makes people poor, many people are just
poor in spirit.
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-30-07 07:07am
Eiri
wrote:
meblonde01
wrote:
Rodge
wrote:
An additional question: I read recently of
someone who offered a homeless man most of
a taco she didn't want, and was very
offended when he refused because he was a
vegetarian. Do homeless people have the
right to refuse
food?
LOL I
wouldn't..
That's like saying being homeless means
you can't have/suddenly loose your morals
It means if you are hungry enough to be on
the streets begging for food you should
take what is given to you. It's call
appreciation. To answer your question.
When it comes down to survival. Yes.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 12-30-07 09:05am
Well, I would have to disagree with you on
this one. Have you ever been to a food
bank? The one we have here gives out
rotten, spoiled food to people, and these
aren't even homeless people. These are
people with families. I went there once
just to see what it was like and all ofo
their cheese was moldy. I wouldn't have
given it to my dog. I think if someone is
a vegetarian and happens to be homeless,
it's not rude to tell people so. What if
it were part of their religion?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 12-30-07 11:16am
Exactly. Assuming a homeless person should
"Be thankful for anything they get" and
implying that any personal morals they
have regarding food, dress, etc "can't
matter" anymore really puts that person
into the realm of just being an animal.
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-30-07 12:20pm
I still think if it was a case of survival
I would eat the moldy cheese. And I’m
not to sure when it came to religion if a
person would do it too.. If it meant
living or dieing. They would probably
justify it. As Birch always calls it..
“Cherry Pick”
It’s hard for me to say I wouldn’t do
something because of my religion, because
of what I feel about the grace of God..
But that’s another whole subject.. That
I won’t go in to..
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Rodge
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Posted: 12-30-07 12:28pm
Mouldy food makes you ill, and homeless
people aren't immune to food allergies
either. What's the point in eating
something when all it'll do is make you
vomit?
Hey, another question for you all. Say
you're homeless and starving, and a
religious group (that you do not believe
in or belong to) offers you food and
shelter on one condition: you join them.
(As an example, if you're a Christian,
it's a mosque. If you're a Pagan or a
Wiccan, it's a church.) Do you join them,
or do you uphold your religious
principles?
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-30-07 12:46pm
Rodge
wrote:
Mouldy food makes you ill,
and homeless people aren't immune to food
allergies either. What's the point in
eating something when all it'll do is make
you vomit?
Hey, another question for you all. Say
you're homeless and starving, and a
religious group (that you do not believe
in or belong to) offers you food and
shelter on one condition: you join them.
(As an example, if you're a Christian,
it's a mosque. If you're a Pagan or a
Wiccan, it's a church.) Do you join them,
or do you uphold your religious
principles?
I would. Once again it's call survival,
and you never know you might learn
something about their religion you never
knew. Would you Rodge?
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-30-07 12:49pm
I have cut off the mouldy part of the
cheese and ate it many many times. So did
my parents.. Not my most favoirte thing I
had to do, but I did..
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meblonde01
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Posted: 12-30-07 13:03pm
I'm really not against any religions as
long as they don't kill other people..
Even Islam is ok. If that is what they
want to believe. But it's the radicals
Groups I don't care for. Even Pro-lifers.
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Rodge
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Posted: 12-30-07 13:15pm
MeBlonde: I'm not sure. I probably would,
although I'd feel like a liar the whole
time. XD
