charged for the crime of being a Christian

Loser on a forum:

Seems to me, finding another more suitable place to house these people would have been a better solution

Empty tautology; I’m sure these “suitable place(s)” are readily offered, as exemplified by the existence of homeless people. If the city has an issue then they can build free housing and provide free services for these people in whatever “zone” is appropriate (they won’t).

“A church is a suitable place.” Not according to the zoning laws where it is.

The Bible according to these people: “And Jesus commanded everyone to help the needy and the poor (unless zoning laws forbade it).”

surely they could have found a better place to care for the homeless than somewhere that wasn't suitable for that purpose.

I think I’m actually going insane. Why is it not suitable? Why do these laws made to prop up businesses take precedence over the life of actual humans? Do they think God came up with these “zoning laws”?

Here's some actual Christian persecution, Evangelicals! Time for you to start protesting this!

https://www.christianpost.com/news/ohio-pastor-arraigned-after-being-charged-for-housing-homeless.html

includes some good quotes from the pastor, which I would put here, except they've got something on the page keeping me from copy-pasting on my phone

Violating zoning laws, is the charge I guess? What a cruel thing. The churches around me (tiny, tiny town, no shelters) operate as unofficial overnight warming and cooling places, as they call it. There is nowhere else for miles and miles.

Amerikkkan governments: Do nothing to make homeless people's lives even the tiniest bit less shitty

Also Amerikkkan governments: Prosecute people who do absolutely anything to make homeless people's lives even the tiniest bit less shitty

They really just want homeless people to die, don't they?

Christian nation everyone

"Giving shelter to the homeless" could be a line straight out of the bible as something Jesus did. The US is a caricature of itself.

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Trump claims he's fighting for Christians; I wonder what his track record with protecting Christians who are being charged with felony help crime is. I'm not a Christian but what this Pastor is doing is awesome and he should be allowed to continue helping the homeless unless the city is willing to actually do their part and home them themselves.

There are some churches around my parts of the USA who aren't exactly mega-churches but they definitely aren't little places with a few dozen really old members and their doors are almost ALWAYS closed.

Just this huge assed building that sits locked up six days a week unless there's a holiday or wedding or something.

So much for a thousand points of light

Chuds: *"noooo we need to be open during a pandemic, it's our FREEDOM! You shoudl die from a preventable virus because of ME!"

Also hogs: "heh, why don't those homeless people find jobs and get a house? They're violating the sacred zoning laws, why should the Church help them?"

Have a link? Strange times when helping out those in need is criminalized