This was a great post and I now understand why so many people
I love didn't want this Mission. No, don't shove your faith down my
throat! In that regard, board the windows up and send them packing!
The city should buy the building and make into a Senior Center.
There's a built in parking lot and ground floor entry. The money
Bruce Springsteen donated could be used for furniture, computers, TV's
and things like that. $200,000, wasn't it?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Okay Tommy, I never said I didn't like how they evangelize. Do not
> twist my words to your own. Evangelizing is often defined as
> spreading the good word of Jesus Christ. Some define it in other
> ways, but that is the definition that I learned in Catholic CCD so it
> is the one I will use.
> The mission practice is more like forced conversion which is a
> practice rejected by the basic tenets of most Christian faiths.
>
> * The mission attracted men from all over to AP.
> * The mission did not screen for the cause of homelessness
> * The mission did not screen for high risk offenders like pedophiles
> * The mission did not have any referral programs in place
> * The few who were allowed to remain in the mission during the day
> could only do so if they converted to the mission's faith.
> * The rest go onto the street every day to fend for themselves.
>
> I have dedicated my entire life to helping people find housing. I am
> currently working for a very large foreclosure prevention program in
> NYC. I have worked with faith-based organizations and I will
> continue to partner with them. I know of none that only truly help
> those who embrace their faith. I know of no other that puts the
> people out with no referrals for job training, counseling or other
> social services. There are best practices for running a homeless
> shelter. It includes rehabilitation of the underlying causes of
> homelessness not forced conversion. I hope you never need help and
> are forced to choose between your faith and your survival. I believe
> in helping others. I also know that when people are down so low that
> often all they still have is their belief. I would help you even
> though you twisted my words to your liking. I've never worked for or
> with an organization that would only help those who believed as they
> did. That is where I take offense with this mission and yes their
> lack of best practice is dangerous. It is a complex issue. I invite
> you to look further into it.
>
> I answered because I am tired of hearing you twist my words. Do not
> quote me as not liking how they evangelize. I do not like how they
> don't truly offer help. I have a feeling you like to have the last
> word so have at it. I'll leave you with this.
>
> Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and
> you feed him for a lifetime. The mission does not fulfill the second
> half of the proverb.
>
> Peace,
> Jennifer
>
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