Originally Posted by
Nomad
I've been pretty good friends with a guy on another forum who moved to SF from New Jersey back in the early 80's and lived there for 20 years in the Haight Ashbury section, before moving to Sacramento in the early 00's.
He was a part time doorman at a well known 80's comedy club and knew people like Robin Williams and Paula Poundstone.
He is also a far right conservative and partially attributes living in SF for his becoming that way.
But he's told me countless stories about the things he saw and experienced while living out there.
I still don't buy most of his politics, even though I'm not a far left, progressive type myself.
As for being a good Christian and not supporting higher taxes to pay for helping the homeless.... there comes a poin where one has to take a practical approach to it.
If the government does not address the problem and use tax dollars to do so, relying on people's consciences and charity to do it, will result in next to nothing.
From a purely practical standpoint, the only way the problem will ever be addressed and an attempt made to improve the situation, is for the government to mandate it, collect taxes and use the money for that purpose.
Good Christians may not have to agree that it is the best way if they have a better solution, but neither may they gripe, complain and hate or resent the government for attempting to address the issue.
If one hates the government for helping the homeless based solely on their taxes being used, then they are putting money ahead of human compassion and that is as unChristian as one can get.
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