Re: Are you mean enough to make this list?
Here are my feelings on the homeless. They, just like the blessed people on this forum, are people created in God's image. What that means is that people, like God, are eternal beings.<br /><br />If people believed that, there would be less racism, less social stereotyping, and more concern for those less fortunate than ourselves. They are not "trash" to be swept up and thrown away. <br /><br />Yes, it is true that many of the homeless are hooked on drugs of some fashion. It is also true that they get a free ride based on our hard-earned tax dollars. Who knows the reasons that led them to the streets? Is it their fault that they are there? Probably, but possibly not in some cases (mental disorders). We are American's, by God! Should we "shoot" our wounded (even if self-inflicted by a series of poor choices on their part)? What if, heaven forbid, one of us or one of our children got hooked on some drug and ended up on the streets? Are we/they now considered "trash"? I think not.<br /><br />This attitude that any one person is better than another (based on social status (in our case, the homeless), race, age) is scary. <br /><br />We have to protect the sanctity of human beings. Whether it be the unborn (abortion out of convenience), the homeless (sweep up the "trash"), the elderly (euthanasia - hey, they are costing us too much money. If they get to sick, kill them off), every person on earth is a living soul and needs love and protection.<br /><br />I'm off my "soapbox".
