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To: greenspirit who wrote (130592)	3/6/2001 9:08:41 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Mike I've heard the naysay arguments and It's just the perspective of if the glass half full or empty. I reject the corrupt the organization argument. It's a judgemental opinion that assumes the folks don't have common sense. In general the best and most morally straight get involved. Will the money attract some scum? yes Are there will be a few instances where a corruption may happen? yes But my belief is that honest decent folks in general will do a good job and any money spent will go to the people and not government employees. More lives will be saved in the corporal sense and many more good American citizen will be created. Now you say the Catholic church came out. What does that mean? The priests and lay people are citizens and have a right to express and opinion. This is not the opinion of the Catholic church. Oh can you reference a letter from the Pope. Dear you attend a chruch and hear a sermon on this issue. Or did you just hear a priest express his opinion. So having folks in need dealing with loving caring folks has many positives. Will loving caring folks make mistakes? yes. but most likely less harmful to those in need and at 1/10 the cost. I also see many of the helped becoming helpers and this is a good thing. tom watson tosiwmee

To: greenspirit who wrote (130592)	3/7/2001 12:11:46 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Here's the way I think it will play out. << about "Faith Based Initiatives". >> In Juneau there are three glory holes. Two are giant holes in the ground resulting from old mine-caveins. (They are really big-- I've seen them!) The third is a soup kitchen for the homeless. As far as I know, The Glory Hole is NOT faith-based. However, the churches and service clubs often support it with food, money, or person-power for serving meals. There's no reason why churches, synagogs, or mosques could go together in a consortium like the Glory Hole in every city in the U.S. Why does it have to be single-faith??? In fact, it could be a requirement that two or more religious organizations work together on a Glory Hole. That way the Church of Scientology, the Buddhist Temple, and the International Church of Elvis (Yes, there is one!) could all participate. Of course any organization that is out for its own gratification might object to this plan. That would be a good indicator of how legitimate it is.