Did you know that if 75% of churches in the united states helped just 1 child find a home there would be no children left in foster care?

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And if only half of the religious institutions used their resources to help only 2 homeless people there would not be any more homeless people to help.  Actions speak louder than thoughts and prayers.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Actions do speak larger than words. Who do you think runs all the soup kitchens and homeless shelters as we as providing pastrol care in the community, educational programmes, ambulance services, help for the elderly, help for single mothers, clothes for the needy, food banks, sports for kids, music programmes etc. Much like the resources of most churches it all depends of voluntary monetary donations and volunteers to put in their time. Perhaps grab a laddle at your local soup kitchen to see what I'm talking about. It's no coincidence that the vast majority of volunteer charity workers are Christian.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

This is only if the people are ok taking the child in which isn't happening today so wouldn't matter if church helped or not. And homeless choose to be homeless. They're not minor they can deal with their life themselves.

strateguy632 · Accepted Answer

first of all you wrote ftom secular perspective that prayer is weak or worthless, but for those churches prayer is "godly power and mighty-ness".

2, church leaders can't pressure people not planning adoption to adopt, but they can and do donate to orphanages.

3 why not blame "businesses" u. s. has millions, if businesses would "join" in groups to help homeless using some of profits etc. this "question" just attempt to make religious "look ugly" when did not harm anybody.

lightbulb27 · Accepted Answer

Wow, that is striking. I know some that find homes for many, but usually internationals. Striking statistic. It is true churches are not functioning to the level of decades ago... when people would take in kids, feed the poor, etc.. Most turned inwards to just try to build some people.

We lack leaders.

I've felt a pull to adopt but it's a scary endeavor at my age, so far, haven't stepped up.

RealMarek · Answer

It’s easy to assume this is feasible but most churches are quite small and not equipped to care for foster children or homeless people. There are expensive regulations that must be met just to feed homeless people in some states and certainly to house and place children. Larger denominations often do have services (like Catholic Charities) that do what you are suggesting churches should do. Furthermore, churchgoers pay taxes that fund public social services. This takes resources that used to go to local community chests or church-run charities. Imagine if people asked things like “Why don’t every 50 irreligious people house 2 children and feed 2 homeless people?” The response would be they pay their taxes.

nawtee_me · Answer

I do give to the homeless. A lot of them should be working instead of just begging for money. I don't mean getting a job but some homeless stand at red lights with a bucket of water and a squeegee offering to wash your windows. Those will always get something from me because they are not looking for something for nothing. The elderly will get something from me too. But don't blame the religious for the homelessness. Homelessness is growing from all those crossing our boarders illegally so that they can not get a green card and go to work. That is on our president...

Christoff92 · Answer

That's why children are parentless and homeless are still in the streets. Churches and religious institutions spend more time building their countries and cities into holy land paradises then help foster children and homeless. Take a look at these images 😐

Juxtapose · Answer

That would require actual work rather than wishful thinking and most religious people don't want to do actual charity work.

Paul_in_Indy · Answer

Children in foster care are wards of the state. You can’t just “find them a home” and remove them from system. …but most churches (at least in my experience—my part of the world) have some support programs for foster care givers.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

That's true, in the end not every religious person or someone who always goes to church means he or she are good people...

There are some people who have faith in god and rarely go to church but you see them doing jesus's teachings a lot more than the religious ones...

It depends on every person, how they think, feel and they way of their upbringing in this life...

ohsheeT · Answer

This is so beautiful dizzy you have to make it you life mission to make this work

You could get people through donations through apps through businesses donate to your cause this is really a beautiful thing

genericname85 · Answer

they are busy spending their tax free dollars on mansions, property and private jets. ain't nobody got time for charity.

MementoMori777 · Answer

thats a lie, look how many irresponsible people keep fucking, until they make leaving kids for adoption illegal, the numbers will keep growing lol

Friendlybro79 · Answer

Can you source the math or how this is concluded? I'm super into understanding that. Thank you

TallAnon · Answer

Yeah fuck no, let's not leave children in the care of the church.
All the rape aside, I also have a personal anecdote from my family where what would be uncles/aunts were literally stolen by the church as children.

exitseven · Answer

There are a lot of churches apparently , I know that they could do better.

LiamJHayden · Answer

What's really sad is that I see the little local churches doing whatever they can to help the homeless and others in need while a lot of the large churches do next to nothing.

Anonymous · Answer

If you view that as wrong, then what sort of charities or institutions have you donated to to help house those people?

Oh wait, you haven't? Thats weird. I suppose the luxuries you've bought for yourself were more important.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Go tell the atheist organization like yourself to help them since y'all are all such "humanitarians" Lead by example.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

No, but if you hum a few bars, I can fake it.

zagor · Answer

The church I grew up in has all kinds of homeless services. Or used to; it has shrunk to almost nothing.

Anonymous · Answer

Religious people are too hypocritical and greedy for that to ever happen.

gorydetails · Answer

Lmao. How many billions has California spent to end homelessness?

Anonymous · Answer

Homeless shelters won't take you if you're high on meth, so that's why they choose tents.

msc545 · Answer

They are not going to do that - no money in it for them

LazerBean · Answer

So you don't know how foster care works, got it.

Sparkie460 · Answer

That would be a miracle if it would happen

CubaPirate · Answer

No but its an interesting fact

mstbooblover · Answer

Fair point.

Anonymous · Answer

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