News-Record.com

"The Guilford County school system has identified nearly 1000 homeless children."

If you can't feed 'em don't breed 'em.

Gosh Monica, I wish you didn't feel that way.

"Let us continue to work together as a community, a nation and people of faith to end homelessness once and for all."

To "end homelessness once and for all" it will be necessary to confront the root cause of most homelessness. Mental illness and drug addiction. Drug addiction resulting from their own actions and bad decisions. No one rounded them up, tied them down, and injected chemicals into their bodies until they were addicted, then turned them out on the street.

Providing a building for the homeless to reside in will do little to cure their woes.

I hate it when Neo gets up earlier than me. Who can follow that?

Molene, I suspect you & Neo have been sleeping together -

Monica,

What's the earliest part of the morning when 40 foam isn't unattractive?

My goodness, such unfriendly people post here.

Matthew 25: 31-46

The Sheep and the Goats
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

(and for the record miktay, you'd rather be right than to ever know i was saved...)

And molene, if there is anyone who needs to be saved, well, maybe it's you. Forgive me for saying so out loud.

Monica, I'm waiting on the thought police to end the reality tour...then I'll have her all to myself.

gosh neocon, you seem to have a dirty mind. shame on you.

Gee willikers truman, I never meant to offend, just didn't want to start any e-rumors...I'd rather just lay it out in the open. :]

truman,

Sad to say, but it's true. I'm a former social worker, so I've seen "the system" used. Those that can't afford to "feed 'em" keep having children. Why? Largely because they see it as more money in their monthly checks. What they don't see is the cost of that extra child will far exceed the amount of their check increase. Free birth control is available, yet many don't take advantage of it. We're seeing people who won't take the steps that would help their situation. The children growing up in these families tend to repeat what they believe is normal. Thus, the cycle of poverty continues, and ultimately, it's the child(ren) who suffer.

We're also seeing a common thread in American society where one no longer has to face consequences for bad decisions and people don't have to be responsible for their actions.

Maybe Monica's statement ("If you can't feed 'em don't breed 'em.") seems harsh, but bottom line is, people need to be held accountable for what they do. Sex can lead to pregnancy, but pregnancy can be prevented. If one won't take the FREE precautions to prevent it, then one certainly shouldn't be rewarded for their irresponsibility!

bunny, I guess everything is true, it may also be just as true that having sex is such a motivating force for poor, often very uneducated people, that they disregard the economic consequncies, there is very happiness in their lives already, and sex at least gives them moments of happiness. Believe me, I'm not ecusing their behavior, I'm just trying to explain it. And the world population continues to grow every day for very much the same reason, maybe. And (a "have," generally speaking) do have a responsibility, a moral responsibility, to be my brother's (if he's a "have not") keeper. gosh, I know it's a hard row to hoe, but I believe something (maybe government) may have helped my ancestral family members ("have nots") a few generations ago. Am I totally wrong in thinking this way? I don't think so. After all is said and done, I believe millions of Americans behaved promisicuosly during the Great Depression because it was the "happy thing" to do. And, throughout human history, it is the basic, human "happy thing" to do, especially for "have nots." Christ noted correctly I believe, that we are our brothers' keepers. No, I'm not a preacherman.

bunny, recall words in that old hillbilly song that say: "Folls are dumb where I come from, They never got no learnin' -- But they're happy as can be, Doin' what comes nature-ly!"

gosh bunny, I see that I simply must edit my posts more carefully before pressing the post button!

truman said "Christ noted correctly I believe, that we are our brothers' keepers."

I think you are mistaken. Christ never said this. The verse you have taken out of context is Gen. 4:9. God had asked Cain where was his brother (Abel). Cain responded to God with "Am I my brothers keeper?"

thanks for correcting my error in saying Christ said something you say he didn't say. But I believe it is something Christ would have said, given a situation to say it. Don't you, beachwalker?

bunny--

"Thus, the cycle of poverty continues, and ultimately, it's the child(ren) who suffer."

Do you know how it got started in the first place? Do you ever ask why it got started?

Or better, don't ask why or how. Just blame these people for being poor?