Send prayers: Texas Republican turns down donated blankets, beds, manpower from Canada

[DaleA]

24. I don't think it's quite that simple . . .

Hi all; Ok, first, I think that tax exemptions for churches should end for a lot of reasons. That said, I worked in shelter planning for most of a decade, and can tell you that probably 90% of them are too small or improperly configured to provide adequate shelter facilities. Many more are simply in the wrong place. You need people to staff them, and the more small shelters you create the less efficient that becomes. It's also dangerous for the victims in some not so obvious ways. A lot of those churches do other things, both during a disaster and all the rest of the year. Should they be opening their bank accounts? If they have the cash yes. Can we all benefit from better coordination and planning between government and religious groups-hell yes. Can resource-poor churches be blamed for their inability? No. This has been another episode in the ongoing series: Militant Atheist Provides Cover for Churches.