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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Giving to the Homeless

I was reading in Mosiah 4, specifically vs.17-26. I have never felt like it was wrong for me to not give handouts, food, or rides to homeless people for a number of reasons. First, I pay my tithing and a generous fast offering so I've done my duty, right? Second, the world is a much less safe place than it has been in the past and I don't feel like it would be safe to take a hitchhiking stranger somewhere in my car. Third, there are supposed to be government programs that should take care of these people (whether they are effective or not is a different problem). So the question is this-Is it wrong for me to continue in this way, or should I give money/food/rides to those homeless individuals I see?
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