Religions > Atheism > Pastor Blasts Ordinance That Bars Feeding Homeless in Vegas Parks
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Pastor Blasts Ordinance That Bars Feeding Homeless in Vegas Parks |
Where are all the liberal loons? Even the (anti-)American Civil Liberties
Union for once is on the side of decency. The silence from the self
proclaimed "egalitarians" is deafening.
http://www.usareligiousnews.com/newsArticle.php?ID=664
(AgapePress) - An official with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) says
he's willing to go to jail, if necessary, to oppose a new city ordinance
meant to reduce the number of homeless people congregating on the streets of
Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Las Vegas City Council recently passed an ordinance banning anyone from
providing food or means to the indigent for free or for a small fee in the
city's parks. Supporters said the ordinance was needed to stop mobile soup
kitchens from operating, due to the large crowds they tend to attract, and
the unsafe and unsanitary conditions some local residents feel such food
programs create.
Wiley Drake is second vice president of the SBC and pastor of the First
Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park, California, where he oversees a
ministry for the homeless at his church. Although busy enough in his own
area, he says he is prepared to travel to Las Vegas to protest that city's
new ordinance, which he says threatens "to absolutely stop the Christian
ministries that have a 'feeding ministry.'"
Most faith-based outreaches are not what are commonly known as social
ministries, but are simply trying to serve and show love to people in need,
"just like our little church," Drake contends. "We have a homeless shelter,"
he notes, "and we have homeless people here. But we have more than 300
decisions for Christ every year."
For Christians, the minister points out, helping to meet the needs of others
is not only a biblical mandate; it is also an opportunity for believers to
present the gospel of Christ in a hands-on way. "I assure you that if
they're feeding people, clothing people, helping 'the poor and homeless,'
that's a great opportunity to win people to Jesus," he says.
The Las Vegas' city ordinance prohibiting the feeding of the homeless in
parks has prompted a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Drake hesitates to side with that group, but he concurs that the city would
have a hard time enforcing this measure.
"I hate to agree with them," the California pastor says, "but the ACLU is
right; it'll never hold up." However, he emphasizes, the outcome of this
battle probably largely "depends on what's going to happen" with those Las
Vegas-area ministries that would be affected by the ordinance. "There are
some feeding places there," the SBC leader notes. "A couple of our Southern
Baptist churches are doing it."
Pastor Drake is passionate about helping the needy and has even been
threatened with arrest in the past for allowing the homeless to sleep at his
church. He says he is ready and willing to risk being jailed now, if need
be, by traveling to Nevada to protest an ordinance that makes it illegal for
caring people to feed the hungry in Vegas parks.
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youngopinions@aol.com
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03 Aug 2006 05:17:04 PM |
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<youngopini...@aol.com> wrote:
Where are all the liberal loons? Even the (anti-)American Civil Liberties
Union for once is on the side of decency. The silence from the self
proclaimed "egalitarians" is deafening.
http://www.usareligiousnews.com/newsArticle.php?ID=664
(AgapePress) - An official with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) says
he's willing to go to jail, if necessary, to oppose a new city ordinance
meant to reduce the number of homeless people congregating on the streets of
Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Las Vegas City Council recently passed an ordinance banning anyone from
providing food or means to the indigent for free or for a small fee in the
city's parks. Supporters said the ordinance was needed to stop mobile soup
kitchens from operating, due to the large crowds they tend to attract, and
the unsafe and unsanitary conditions some local residents feel such food
programs create.
Wiley Drake is second vice president of the SBC and pastor of the First
Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park, California, where he oversees a
ministry for the homeless at his church. Although busy enough in his own
area, he says he is prepared to travel to Las Vegas to protest that city's
new ordinance, which he says threatens "to absolutely stop the Christian
ministries that have a 'feeding ministry.'"
Most faith-based outreaches are not what are commonly known as social
ministries, but are simply trying to serve and show love to people in need,
"just like our little church," Drake contends. "We have a homeless shelter,"
he notes, "and we have homeless people here. But we have more than 300
decisions for Christ every year."
For Christians, the minister points out, helping to meet the needs of others
is not only a biblical mandate; it is also an opportunity for believers to
present the gospel of Christ in a hands-on way. "I assure you that if
they're feeding people, clothing people, helping 'the poor and homeless,'
that's a great opportunity to win people to Jesus," he says.
A little sad that the only way J Young will support social programs is
if they come with proselytizers.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Pastor Blasts Ordinance That Bars Feeding Homeless in Vegas Parks |
03 Aug 2006 10:15:20 PM |
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wrote:
Where are all the liberal loons? Even the (anti-)American Civil Liberties
Union for once is on the side of decency. The silence from the self
proclaimed "egalitarians" is deafening.
Why, just last week, you suggested that dead squirrels would be
acceptable food for homeless people. Really, your concern for the less
fortunate is touching.
http://www.usareligiousnews.com/newsArticle.php?ID=664
(AgapePress) - An official with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) says
he's willing to go to jail, if necessary, to oppose a new city ordinance
meant to reduce the number of homeless people congregating on the
streets of Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Las Vegas City Council recently passed an ordinance banning anyone
from providing food or means to the indigent for free or for a small fee in the
city's parks. Supporters said the ordinance was needed to stop mobile soup
kitchens from operating, due to the large crowds they tend to attract, and
the unsafe and unsanitary conditions some local residents feel such food
programs create.
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| User: "LC" |
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| Title: Re: Pastor Blasts Ordinance That Bars Feeding Homeless in Vegas Parks |
03 Aug 2006 05:21:14 PM |
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Troll of a thousand voices in his head, <> wrote in
message news:hZ-dnbMcjMyo6U_ZnZ2dnUVZ_sCdnZ2d@giganews.com...
Where are all the liberal loons? Even the (anti-)American Civil Liberties
Union for once is on the side of decency. The silence from the self
proclaimed "egalitarians" is deafening.
Umm, speaking of "self proclaimed egalitarians":
"At the risk of tarnishing my reputation as an egalitarian, I state
unequivocally; women are an absolute terror on the road and should be
banned from driving in metropolitan areas. Not one day ever passes
without some woman doing something to disrupt the flow of traffic."
From: (J Young)
Newsgroups: houston.general,tx.genPublic transportation is always a
viable, reliable option for the ladies to get about town."
eral,alt.abortion,soc.men,alt.feminism
Subject: Women drivers
Date: 19 Sep 2004 21:26:09 -0700
Message-ID: <9c2d0f9a.0409192026.24f0cc96@posting.google.com>
Bring back your sockpuppet "Earl of Rochester", J.
"He" was *much* more entertaining in his ACLU bashing:
"Is there any suprise as why the ACLU has become one of the most despised
organization in America?"
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Lord Howard Hertz
Earl of Rochester
lordhowardhertz@fastmail.fm
From: "Lord Howard Hertz" <lordhowardhe...@fastmail.fm>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.liberalism,alt.society.liberalism,seattle.politics
Subject: ACLU Fights for Child Predator Rights
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:41:18 -0400
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"The ACLU-types will cry foul at such displays"
From: "Lord Howard Hertz" <lordhowardhe...@fastmail.fm>
Newsgroups:
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Subject: America Still Trusts in God by Jerry Falwell
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:09:05 -0400
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Btw, what are your responsibilities as "Earl of Rochester"?
LC~ Same troll, new title.
"So now we see that the looney here is once again JYoung/IBen/whatever.
Around and around you go, never stopping to rent some clues so you can
be spared the ignomity of displaying your stupidity on a world-wide
discussion forum. Don't you feel even the slightest bit stupid, being
shot down in flames every time you try another line of hypocrisy?
Don't you ever wonder about how you could avoid having your own words
jammed sideways down your becankered pie hole?"
From: "spartakus@my-deja.com" <spartakus@my-deja.com>
Message-ID: <1133666769.510375.197910@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
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