Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

I was responding to a comment directed to my attention.

One can postulate that Jesus had an occupation prior to his ministry, that he worked for his father or he may have spent his time studying and preparing for his mission. And he may have spent his time with his cousin and his ministry. But, that would be only an opinion, which is not provable as there are no evidence or writing that could support the speculation. Further, there are no artifacts that would support the postulation.

Do you think what he may have earned a living doing more important than what he taught in the 3 years leading to his death?

American Vet

I think that he demonstrated that He could work, and that He learned much (as just about anyone who works does), and - most importantly - He demonstrated that He knew and understood what the people's lives were like. One might make the argument that 'working' set the stage for His ministry..and added credence to it.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

That is a valid argument. It is done I am sure. It is easy to place all in need in that category. I am sure of that also. Kids are the innocents in this case--can anybody argue with that?

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

They have backhoes for that.---

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Tom. I pay Federal tax’s. Only about 47% of Americans pay them. Some of that money goes to help feed kids. Now that’s not all I personally do. But over half the country doesn’t pitch in when Federal dollars are used. Is that fair?

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

Soaker of corks--cork soaking--A mean person, Sorry -I was harsh for that but Poor gobblety goop goo goo goober was a little hard to take. You pay your taxes like everybody else . The gubbermint doles it out and some goes to feed kids. You don't have to look for hungry children of irresponsible parents--These kids are in your town. Your tax dollars feed them if they are on food stamps or free school lunch.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

I pay taxes also. I am used to paying taxes. I get services such as national defense- Veterans healthcare and social security in return. To me I do not mind that some of what I pay to feed poor children come from the taxes that I pay in. Perhaps just going to a national sales tax would ensure that every citizen had skin in the game.------

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Flat, fair tax.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

I was specifically talking about Federal Taxes. I imagine, since I believe you are self-employed you do pay Federal taxes. Those who pay no taxes or get back most or more than they pay in haven’t a clue.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

I find your post disturbing. You are a church lady doing the Lords work. God loves a cheerful giver. The kids you feed probably think you are real nice. You have a cynical attitude toward the people you are supposed to be helping. That cannot be doing you any good. Perhaps you should stop volunteering for a while as you do. Why ? Because not every person coming to you is a lazy drug addict slut who should be spayed but you think they ALL are and that is not true if you think about it.

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

NPP and I work helping abused boys, many of whom have been rented out by their drug addicted mothers so that homosexual men can have sex with them. We work hard getting these boys away from their dams (they are not mothers, they are only the dam of the boy, like a mare is the dam of her foals, although the mare takes better care of the foal than the mother of these boys take care of their offspring. Poor, down on their luck mothers and their children are another story and many such families have stayed with us in our double wide, or lived in the single wide we have just for such desperate people. The only thing we will do for drug addicted mothers is drive them to the drug clinic run by a number of church groups, and make sure that their children have a safe place to stay and good food to eat while their mothers go through addiction treatment, we will not house the drug addict, have done that a couple of times and the destruction to our property amounted to thousands of dollars. Personally, after three or four times through the addiction treatment, if the woman can't clean up her act, we work with authorities to find a good safe foster family to take care of the young man rather than force him back inti the pits of hell. Sorry that you think that is a hateful response, but years of experience have taught us that the other method doesn't work.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

You missed the qualifiers in her post. At no point did she say "all" are "lazy drug addict slut who should be spayed". I agree with NPP, I have seen more than I would care to see; women and men, stoned, dragging a litter of children into a fast food and paying with EBT cards. Those places are alright once in a blue moon, but as a regular diet is unhealthy. They are as unhealthy as obama mandated school lunches that children refuse to eat and throw away.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

I must be living a sheltered life. My kids too. They never have had to eat the school lunch.

Iamdjchrys Loc: Decatur, Texas

The question was not about money. It's about taking the food from a child