There is a difference between church people and christians
Someone I've known for a while about 15 years, put up a post on FB that basically said they were all for drug testing welfare recipients b/c hard working people had to take drug test so why shouldn't people on welfare have to? I was a bit shocked to see it on her timeline given all the things I know she's been through since I've known her and all the help she's received from various sources including the state over the years. When I responded not to the politics of the statement but to the lack of compassion and judgement I felt was inherent in it she didn't respond.
Someone else she knows responded to the legalities of the constitutional rights being trod upon, that she responded to. Her response gave me pause because she didn't respond so much about the constitution but about the taxpayers money. Her main concern was punishing the minority of people who could be caught doing drugs by these mandatory testing programs and not using the funds in a way that would better help more people.
This woman that I know has always claimed to be a staunch christian. She post scriptures and prayer requests and praises god on FB with regularity. She shakes her head at the choices I make because of the sinfulness of my life. And yet she would rather put punishment and money over caring for people. She wasn't interested in brainstorming on ways to fix the system or talking about how to help people not need welfare or what brings people to drug use or the unfairness in the idea that being poor is somehow a character flaw that must be stomped out and scrutinized. and only rewarded with help if you aren't one of "those" poor. She wasn't expressing the compassion of the christ she claims to follow. That makes me sad. I don't think all christians are like that even though I've had a lot of personal experiences with that type of attitude. I have often wondered how those christians who do this kind of thing and then turn around and evangelize honestly expect people to want to go to their churches? To be put under a microscope and turn apart for falling short? Doesn't sound like a fun way to spend the day, thanks but no thanks. I dare say they turn more people away than they bring in and the sad part is they don't even know it.
Someone else she knows responded to the legalities of the constitutional rights being trod upon, that she responded to. Her response gave me pause because she didn't respond so much about the constitution but about the taxpayers money. Her main concern was punishing the minority of people who could be caught doing drugs by these mandatory testing programs and not using the funds in a way that would better help more people.
This woman that I know has always claimed to be a staunch christian. She post scriptures and prayer requests and praises god on FB with regularity. She shakes her head at the choices I make because of the sinfulness of my life. And yet she would rather put punishment and money over caring for people. She wasn't interested in brainstorming on ways to fix the system or talking about how to help people not need welfare or what brings people to drug use or the unfairness in the idea that being poor is somehow a character flaw that must be stomped out and scrutinized. and only rewarded with help if you aren't one of "those" poor. She wasn't expressing the compassion of the christ she claims to follow. That makes me sad. I don't think all christians are like that even though I've had a lot of personal experiences with that type of attitude. I have often wondered how those christians who do this kind of thing and then turn around and evangelize honestly expect people to want to go to their churches? To be put under a microscope and turn apart for falling short? Doesn't sound like a fun way to spend the day, thanks but no thanks. I dare say they turn more people away than they bring in and the sad part is they don't even know it.
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