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cbayer

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8. Lots of organizations (religious) provide those things without any baggage.

Reply to Shadowflash (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 22, 2012, 07:54 PM

Jun 2012

For the homeless, psychiatrically ill, abused women and children, drug/alcohol addicted, recently released from prison and others, the only services available are through religiously funded programs.

Where the states and federal government fall down, some of these groups are the only ones who step in.

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Who wants to fund hate speech? Shadowflash Jun 2012 #1

Maybe someone who does will show up and explain why. n/t laconicsax Jun 2012 #5

Me, neither, but there are many other things religious institutions do. cbayer Jun 2012 #6

True. Shadowflash Jun 2012 #7

Lots of organizations (religious) provide those things without any baggage. cbayer Jun 2012 #8

Huh, so this scenario isn't happening? TlalocW Jun 2012 #2

I suspect this is partly efficiency. You get more bang for your charity buck by far with dimbear Jun 2012 #3

I think more people are souring on Big Religion. nt daaron Jun 2012 #4