Thursday, October 11, 2007

Why are some so offended?



I snagged this video that was posted by http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif who does a stellar job at sharing the dilemmas of homeless people.

Some people have such violently negative reactions to homeless people and I just don't get it.

4 comments:

miller said...

i think your question "why are some so offended?" is a great one. and i don't know the answer... but i think our sensibilities are connected to our guilt feelings...

peace

Michael Ogden said...

If Christ were here, wouldn't He be rejected by the church for treating the homeless not as objects of ministry, but as actual friends?

Steven said...

I'm the person who shot and posted this video and I work every day as a Homeless Outreach Specialist with Nashville's homeless population. I can tell you that most of my "clients" are great human beings who have made some bad choices in their lives and are suffering mightily as a result. I write about them and the homeless situation in general at Stone Soup Station

agent wife said...

Thanks Steve, for shooting the video, for being there, for giving people a voice and for your blog... I'll be reading.

And yes, Mike, being friends is both our highest call and the greatest threat to religion. Thanks for sharing.

I agree Miller, guilt must play a part- fear too, control? surely pride.