African-Am Men Charged in Pastor's Wife Murder

[Fionn mac Cumh]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

Well I was among the poorest of the poor with zero hope of doing anything with my life.

I was surrounded by drugs, never did drugs.
I was surrounded by violence, never killed anyone.
I was surrounded by thieves, only stole food a few times.
(Yes I stole food, not proud of it, but when you are hungry, you kind of get desperate)

No poverty does not create criminals, plenty of poor people are not criminals.

Yes poverty does create criminals. However, not everyone who is poor turns into criminals.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Fionn mac Cumh

Yes poverty does create criminals. However, not everyone who is poor turns into criminals.

Plenty of criminals are rich as well.

It's not the socio economic status, it's the heart of the person as to whether or not they will become a criminal.

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by Fionn mac Cumh

Yes poverty does create criminals. However, not everyone who is poor turns into criminals.

You are full of baloney.

You have no idea of what is like to be extremely poor, you speak nonsense.

I slept in the sidewalks covered with a bed made of cardboard and newspapers as my blankets.

I dug thru trash fills finding anything of value that could be sold.

Before you go making foolish statements about poverty, perhaps you should experience some.

I have a right to speak about poverty, because I experience it, you did not.

[Fionn mac Cumh]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

You are full of baloney.

You have no idea of what is like to be extremely poor, you speak nonsense.

I slept in the sidewalks covered with a bed made of cardboard and newspapers as my blankets.

I dug thru trash fills finding anything of value that could be sold.

Before you go making foolish statements about poverty, perhaps you should experience some.

I have a right to speak about poverty, because I experience it, you did not.

What is your deal? What creates criminals? Socio-economical standing has a lot to do with it. Most criminals want more money because they are poor. I didnt say all poor people are criminals. I just said the majority who turn to crime are poor.

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

You are full of baloney.

You have no idea of what is like to be extremely poor, you speak nonsense.

I slept in the sidewalks covered with a bed made of cardboard and newspapers as my blankets.

I dug thru trash fills finding anything of value that could be sold.

Before you go making foolish statements about poverty, perhaps you should experience some.

I have a right to speak about poverty, because I experience it, you did not.

Is this a contest of who was the most poor? I have burnt into my memory a missionary years ago showing a slide of a poor guy that was skin and bones from starvation and sleeping in the gutters on the street in an impoverished country. In America, even the poorest among us would call living in that condition "Hell". The missionary stated that even though they are living in a situation of "Hell" on earth, if they die without Jesus, they still will go to Hell!

That slide and thought really broke my teenage heart!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Im tired of hearing every new story being used for political/Social purposes....turning everything into a matter of race

POTD!!

[good samaritan]

Originally Posted by Fionn mac Cumh

What is your deal? What creates criminals? Socio-economical standing has a lot to do with it. Most criminals want more money because they are poor. I didnt say all poor people are criminals. I just said the majority who turn to crime are poor.

It is not the economics that cause the criminals. It is the imorality that causes much of the poverty. Fornication leads to many fatherless homes. Fatherless homes leads to a lack of discipline and instruction in youth which affects them later in their choices. People fail to break the cycle, but the root is not poverty, instead it is the byproduct.

Liberals like to say we should throw more money into these communities and help out. Unless there is a change in the people then increased subsidies will do nothing but motivate people to not do better. If I tell someone they can't help it enough then eventually they are going to see themselves through that lens.

Many politicians wants to keep these communities poor and dependent. I don't like to see all this dependency on a big brother government to help us do everything. The bottom line is that people need Jesus. Economics isn't the problem, but it is a godlessness society.

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by StillStanding

Is this a contest of who was the most poor? I have burnt into my memory a missionary years ago showing a slide of a poor guy that was skin and bones from starvation and sleeping in the gutters on the street in an impoverished country. In America, even the poorest among us would call living in that condition "Hell". The missionary stated that even though they are living in a situation of "Hell" on earth, if they die without Jesus, they still will go to Hell!

That slide and thought really broke my teenage heart!

By the way that missionary did not pay me for that picture.
or even buy me a meal, what a rip off.

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by StillStanding

Is this a contest of who was the most poor? I have burnt into my memory a missionary years ago showing a slide of a poor guy that was skin and bones from starvation and sleeping in the gutters on the street in an impoverished country. In America, even the poorest among us would call living in that condition "Hell". The missionary stated that even though they are living in a situation of "Hell" on earth, if they die without Jesus, they still will go to Hell!

That slide and thought really broke my teenage heart!

Actually God took me from living in a city dumpfill and sleeping among the trash and sent me in a long journey which changed my whole life.

Many years later I was saved in Germany, where I was baptized in the glorious name of Jesus and filled with his mighty spirit.

[shazeep]

All praise to the White Jesus