http://www.npr.org/2014/04/13/30201...npr&utm_campaign=nprnews&utm_content=04132014 I like it. But I can see how some of the local residents would be disturbed by it, as some of their initial reactions betray the superficial and empty nature of their claimed religious fervor.
Have mercy. Someone called the cops because they thought a homeless guy was camped out across the street from their children. Obviously don't really believe in Jesus. The overreaction betrays quite a bit, as well.
I like it, but some religious folks are like VN posters. They want their beliefs to bring them sunshine & rainbows.
Btw remind me to move to the neighborhood where people are so freaked out by homeless people taking a nap they call the police. Sounds like utopia.
It doesn't, for some reason. The homeless population is huge and they don't seem to care about the weather.
I once saw a study that listed the highest per capita homeless in the country. #1 was my hometown in la, #2 was Berkeley. Biggest attraction is free meals.
Never been to Berkeley, but believe it for LA. Though Downtown Denver is almost as bad. And ya, they get fed here.
Me too. They must have missed Matthew Ch 25: 31-46, which is a pretty profound set of verses no matter what you believe and something I can really get behind. Mandatory snarky bit: I am wondering if they realize that the Biblical Jesus was a former day laborer who began wandering Israel with a group of guys, probably sleeping on the ground and such. Obviously our homeless often have mental problems and think they can talk to God... wait.
I think it is a profound statement, this statue. And I applaud the church for erecting (or laying) it. Those who decry it as an insult to Jesus need to sit and look in the mirror for about two hours. It would do them some good. And this quote from the pastor of the church is pure gold:
