I used to give a dollar and some prayer cards but stopped because most are drug addicts/alcoholics.
Do you give?
Why or why not?
Do you give?
Why or why not?
Do you give money to pandhandlers?
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I don’t give money. I’ll give food or water.
Always a pet peeve of mine when I see someone asking for money, while smoking a cig… like you must not need too badly if you are buying cigarettes with it
A few years ago, I gave $1 and a prayer card to a young guy with a backpack in front of a grocery store and he pulled out a cigarette and asked me if I had a lighter.
I said "No" and walked away fast.
Never... just like government free handouts it does nothing to incentivize them to do better, get a job, etc... for those who can't get a job we have churches and other organizations that I donate to for help... I gave a platter of food once only to have him throw it on the ground in front of me. A large portion of them are lazy and don't want to work...just want money for drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.
Some advocates for the homeless say that contributes to their demise.
Most are actually mentally ill and/or addicts. Nobody is so lazy that they'd prefer to panhandle vs. working and living a conventional life.
Many of the corner panhandlers here have a nice car parked just around the corner out of sight.
I do not give to panhandlers and beggars.
I do not give to panhandlers and beggars.
I used to think that very same way before I moved to Seattle. Very quickly I learned the opposite is true in many, many cases.
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I do if I feel the Holy Spirit leading me to, otherwise, I just keep going.
The Lord loves a cheerful giver!
Some I give money, some food
It depends
I know what some are saying and it’s your call, I do not judge
For me I don’t know who is a con and who really needs it
I also don’t know if the Lord is testing me
I do the best I can!
Lots of con artists out there though, !
Some I give money, some food
It depends
I know what some are saying and it’s your call, I do not judge
For me I don’t know who is a con and who really needs it
I also don’t know if the Lord is testing me
I do the best I can!
Lots of con artists out there though, !
I'd rather give someone money who doesn't need it than refuse someone who does, I guess is how I look at it. Not like it's my life savings here, just a few bucks.
And many have planes at nearby airfields that will take them to Paris with your money.
I lived on Alaskan Way across from the aquarium for 5 years.
I do. I unload all my Canadian quarters and change to panhandlers.
I don't know.... I'm long gone by the time they figure it out.
If I think they are going to use it for drugs or alcohol I wont give them money as they are probably there by their own bad choices. If its a real Vet or someone with a pet ill give them money. I try to limit my giving to those truly in need and not seeking a handout. Like at the grocery store. If I'm in line and see a struggling mother or something like that ill pick up the bill as they need it more than me. I also give time and money to local animal shelters as all of them are real victims.
Never. Panhandling here in Lexington has gotten completely out of control. There's signs all over town asking people not to give money directly to them but instead give to organizations here that work with people in need. The number of able bodied and working age people on street corners with signs asking for money pisses me off to no end, especially when driving around town you see "help wanted" signs everywhere.
www.wkyt.com
Lexington asks drivers not to donate to panhandlers
The signs are part of an effort to restrict panhandling after the state Supreme Court ruled the city's ordinance outlawing begging on public streets was unconstitutional.
When I lived in Sacramento many, many years ago a guy wearing $50 dollar jeans and $125 Air Jordans asked me if I had any spare change😡. My late son had addiction problems and the line between empathy and enabling is razor thin. So, no, I typically don’t give money in that fashion. I’d rather give money directly to a soup kitchen.
I’ll hold up traffic bartering with them at busy intersections.
Ok, so an hour ago I go into a gas station for a bottle of water
On way in a fella, I assume to be in need asks if I have spare change and I said no
So I’m at register ready to pay and I go ask him what did he need money for
He said “ a beer”
I said no to the beer but offered to buy him food
So I ended up getting him wings and big bottle of water
It felt good! He was pretty hungry
Anyways another needy guy sees this and asks for money, now he just bought a whole pizza and a big gulp
The second guy was unbelievable !
On way in a fella, I assume to be in need asks if I have spare change and I said no
So I’m at register ready to pay and I go ask him what did he need money for
He said “ a beer”
I said no to the beer but offered to buy him food
So I ended up getting him wings and big bottle of water
It felt good! He was pretty hungry
Anyways another needy guy sees this and asks for money, now he just bought a whole pizza and a big gulp
The second guy was unbelievable !
I woulda bought him the beer, but you probably did the right thing.
I woulda bought him the beer, but you probably did the right thing.
It was super hot so I felt hydration was probably best
Plus I don’t want to enable him to get intoxicated and possibly do something stupid or harm someone
I left that for someone else!😜
To answer your question in the other thread, my view on how to succeed in life is to attain the Beatific Vision after death.
The way to do that is to be a saint in this life.
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Pretty sure that from the bible. Or as Metallica would say Judge not lest ye be judged yourself.
The comments on other posters educations was judgmental.
That verse is about judging someone's soul.
Everyone judges behavior. That's universal.
You just judged me for judging.
No its not. Its about judging.That verse is about judging someone's soul.
Everyone judges behavior. That's universal.
You just judged me for judging.
Yes, about judging the state of someone's soul. The Bible has to be read in context.
You're free to have your own beliefs.
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Ok well good luck with the whole Beatific Vision thing.Yes, about judging the state of someone's soul. The Bible has to be read in context.
You're free to have your own beliefs.
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That verse is about judging someone's soul.
Everyone judges behavior. That's universal.
You just judged me for judging.
I disagree
That verse deals with the flesh, not spiritual
Jesus was pointing out that sinful man has no right or standing to judge another
Only God has that right to judge
The Jewish high priests we’re going to stone the prostitue and they were stopped by Jesus when he said “ those without sin cast the first stone”! They dropped their stones and left
Only the Creator can judge us
Right. Only the Creator can judge our souls.
Jesus was saving a woman from being murdered.
If humans weren't supposed to judge behavior, we wouldn't have courts with literal judges on the bench.
You judge behaviors as wrong like murder, rape and child abuse. Most of us do.
Judging evil behavior is fine, IMO.
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