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February 5th, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Well what do others think?
February 6th, 2010 at 7:23 PM
Interesting article and thanks for posting this post.
February 9th, 2010 at 6:05 PM
I should say, politics and religion bring out the best and also the very worst in people. The very best because both can lead to people being amazingly altrusitic, the worst because both can result in amazingly intractable and irrational action. I am not having a pop at you, this post simply made me realise it, so thanks for that.
February 21st, 2010 at 2:24 AM
Lmao oh wow, I thought this was a very subtle satire.
Can’t you help people without “trying to fix [their] problems by imposing [your] solutions?” Namely that of religious belief. What do you say to the poor without belief in God? Of course they would obviously change their beliefs for survival, if they didn’t believe: food, shelter, acceptance among peers; seems its “believe in God or be left to die” – but no child will choose to be left to die in poverty, and the bible is easy enough to believe when so many also believe its true – a fanciful tale filled with great promises for doing good (intentioned) things. No wonder you prey on – sorry, I mean PRAY on – the young, vulnerable, and “most receptive” to the gospels, to build a new, “better” generation of Christian leaders.
These people seem to have good intentions, but they speak from a place of self-righteous piety. “The least of these”… are you really going to continue referring to the poor in the sense of objects, to repeatedly quote a poorly translatable excerpt from Matthew, which was written in Hebrew?
lmao and isn’t 6 supposed to be the devil’s number? you had 5 “opportunities”, including “act,” did you really need to add “go!”? I laughed.
No offense intended to anyone, these are my thoughts and opinions, I’m entitled to have them, and I’m willing to hear out anyone who disagrees with me. I’m NOT against helping the poor. I think many Christian sects, and “so-called Christians” are responsible for furthering the gap between the rich and the poor, especially in the last few hundred years.
April 22nd, 2010 at 1:12 AM
Hi Mike
I am an advocate for Compassion and has met some people who actually worked in the field ministering to the children at a conference. It is amazing to see the kind of love and compassion that they have for these children. And God forbids that anybody would make believing in the gospel a requirement to receive food and shelter, because that is manipulative. But I don’t see that in Compassion’s ministry. They simply come as who they are, responding to and sharing Christ’s love for the children and the poor, and they view children, not only as human beings who need to be fed and sheltered, but precious treasures as God sees them and loves them. Oh Mike, I hope you have had a chance to witness the power of Christ’s love in breaking the lies and the hopelessness of poverty that goes deeper than lack of food and clothing. I am only beginning to touch the tip of the iceberg as I watch testimonies of how lives are transformed. I hope you find the following links encouraging and helpful in alleviating some of the skepticisms you have towards Compassion’s ministry.
The Lie of Poverty: The lie of poverty tells children “You don’t matter.” See how Compassion helps refute the lie to nurture every aspect of a child – spiritually, economically, socially and physically.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGV9S-QMms&feature=PlayList&p=8FCC835DD0538386&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1
NYWC 2007 Michelle Tolentino (Compassion International): Former sponsored child and Leadership Development Program graduate, Michelle Tolentino, speaks at the National Youth Workers Convention in Atlanta. She talks about the value and meaning of Compassion’s programs in her life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p198d_Gx0RU&feature=related
Pastor Everett Swanson (Founder of Compassion ministries in 1952): Learn more about the history of Compassion which was founded by Everett Swanson in 1952 when he felt compelled to help orphaned children in Korea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bdOC17HGpg&feature=channel
June 16th, 2010 at 11:46 AM
you have a great page here, lots of good stuff
June 27th, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Thankyou for the excellent article.