[Pastor Ezekiel]

Thank God for the wisdom of America's cities under our Godly leader GWB's guidance! I know Brother Worthington and I have discussed THIS ad infinitum; if you feed hobos, you just encourage them to keep being lazy bums. All these bleeding heart mary-worshipers and false Christians out there making America's bums fat are holding them back from reaching their potential... in one of Brother Worthington's factories.

Cities set limits on serving food to hobos

Cities are cracking down on charities that feed the homeless, adopting rules that restrict food giveaways to certain locations, require charities to get permits or limit the number of free meals they can provide.
Orlando, Dallas, Las Vegas and Wilmington, N.C., began enforcing such laws last year. Some are being challenged.

Last November, a federal judge blocked the Las Vegas law banning food giveaways to the poor in city parks. In Dallas, two ministries are suing, arguing that the law violates religious freedom.

"Going after the volunteers is new," says Michael Stoops of the National Coalition for the Homeless. "They think that by not feeding people, it will make the homeless people leave."

City officials say the rules were prompted by complaints about crime and food safety. Some say they want control over locations so homeless people can also get services such as addiction counseling and job training.

"The feedings were happening several times a week" in parking lots and sidewalks downtown, says Dewey Harris, director of Wilmington's Community Services Department. "A lot of the merchants said, 'We feel uncomfortable when you have all these homeless being fed downtown when we're trying to attract tourists.' "

Last March, the city restricted meals on public property to designated locations and required a permit. One spot has been approved: a city park parking lot.

Dallas also limits outdoor food giveaways to approved locations. Those distributing food must take a food-handling course and get a city permit, says Karen Rayzer, director of environmental and health services. A violator can be fined $2,000.

Orlando adopted an ordinance in July that requires a permit to serve more than 25 people in a park within 2 miles of City Hall, where most food giveaways were taking place. An applicant may serve twice a year in each park.

"This ordinance wasn't established to ban feeding," says city spokeswoman Heather Allebaugh. She acknowledges that some groups ignore the law.

City Commissioner Robert Stuart voted against it. He is executive director of the Christian Service Center for Central Florida, which feeds 325 homeless people a day but, as private property, is not affected.

"It's not fair to take a population without a home and make them criminals," he says. "And I don't think we ought to be limiting the opportunity to help others."

No, what's not fair is encouraging able-bodied Americans to be fat layabouts.

[Wash O'Hanley]

It's true, these homeless people think that they can just cruise through life on the silver spoon of others, well I have one thing to say and I know Jesus agrees with me: get bent you lazy hobos! I'm not giving a single red penny to any one of these Club Med homeless shelters with their grand buffets that would make Wolfgang Puck himself envious.

[Bobby-Joe]

Yes, what is it with America? Someone squanders away even the place they live in and then we reward them with free meals??? Maybe if some of these bums get their lazy behind to a recruiting office for our Godly military Jesus would give them three square meals and place to sleep.

[H. Montague Worthington]

One needs no more evidence that society is going backward than the elimination of debtors prisons and poorhouses.

[Brother Temperance]

It's a well-known fact: only terrorists give food to homeless people. Praise the Lord for granting Our Godly Leader the powers to do what must be done to these free-food-distributing terrorist swine!

[Benedict A. Davis]

Originally Posted by H. Montague Worthington

One needs no more evidence that society is going backward than the elimination of debtors prisons and poorhouses.

Most people do not realize that the poorhouse was an effective tool to decrease unemployment and homelessness in The USA until after World War II when socialist Demonocrats forced the Social Security act down our throats!

Welfare was handled by individual counties, who in conjunction with friends of America Big Business, would set up for profit businesses so the poor can lift themselves up by their own bootstraps. Housing and food were provided for the workers and for some retraining. Usual ventures included piece work factories or large farms. I think the plan should include several hours free time [uncompensated of course]a week so these people receiving a free ride from the County could apply for work in the private sector. This plan could get our country on the right track.