mpohl 1 #1 July 30, 2012 FUCK THIS. In Atlanta, people will and have lined up three blocks deep for food and medical services. So, how does this make the US the grandest nation on earth...????? If its citizens are lacking even the most basic necessities? Only available thru charity. Lilburn church distributing 100K pounds of food to needy By Pat Fox The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5:46 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012 The line snaking around Lilburn's Faith Center church Sunday morning was as intent on real food as much as spiritual nourishment. With church services canceled, there was a big turnout, nevertheless, for the church's annual food give-away. More than 100,000 pounds of food, from cereal to produce to canned soup, was set up on tables for the thousands who filed into the church hall, located on the Berkmar High School campus. The event ran from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., but many, like Norcross resident Juanita Kennemore showed up early. "I got here at 6, because we have no food," said Kennemore, who is disabled and lives with her two children and two grandchildren. Even before the distribution began, the sanctuary was packed with more than 400 people, and the line leading into the building stretched out the door, along a shaded breezeway and into the parking lot. Volunteers were still serving into the early evening, and church Pastor Vincent Campbell estimated close to 9,000 people from Gwinnett, Cobb, Fulton and Douglas counties were served. All the food is purchased by the church with donations from parishioners. The inspiration for the food drive came in 2008, when gas soared to more than $4 a gallon. "I wanted to know what I could do to help all the single mothers in my congregation," Campbell said. He partnered with a bread company to collect and distribute bread to needy families. Almost immediately, more than 100 families showed up, Campbell said. "From there, I got the crazy idea to get 10,000 pounds of food," he said. "That turned into 21,000 pounds of food and 7,000 pounds of clothing." Inside the hall Sunday, each family was handed a large box before they even got to the food. They were told they should fill the box, take it to their car and come back for seconds if they desired. "We want to make sure they get everything they need," said Felicia Campbell, the pastor's wife. Sunday's event was a double blessing for Arneka Franklin of Norcross, who is unemployed. Franklin was seeking food for her family and prayer support for a job interview she has scheduled for today. "I literally have nothing left, and it was a blessing that somebody told me about this so I could feed my children," she said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #2 July 30, 2012 QuoteIf its citizens are lacking even the most basic necessities? Only available thru charity. Hmm. Charity has provided for all those who lack. Sounds pretty impressive to me. Also, why are those citizens lacking? What have they failed to do on their own that requires assistance from other peoples' generosity (provided by fellow citizens)? This shows me evidence for nomination for "Grandest Nation"._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #3 July 30, 2012 I bet you a good percentage of those people lined up and got food when they had money to buy it. A lot of people in Alabama got busted last year for debit card fraud and other kinds of fraud by claiming to be tornado victims when they weren't."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hermes70 0 #4 July 30, 2012 Oh my god, poor people are getting free food! What a terrible country this is! Oh the horror! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 906 #5 July 30, 2012 Before you know it, they'll get free health care! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #6 July 30, 2012 No doubt there are needy people in the US. I wonder how many of those people stood in line with iphones in their pockets? Events like that are hugely abused by the less than needy. People like you see on the extreme coupon shows that have 4000 rolls of toilet paper stacked up in a room and going to get more this weekend. There are people out there that take because they can, not because they need. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #7 July 30, 2012 Quote Before you know it, they'll get free health care! Public health care is to health care what public housing is to housing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #8 July 30, 2012 Quote FUCK THIS. In Atlanta, people will and have lined up three blocks deep for food and medical services. So, how does this make the US the grandest nation on earth...????? If its citizens are lacking even the most basic necessities? Only available thru charity. Lilburn church distributing 100K pounds of food to needy By Pat Fox The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5:46 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012 The line snaking around Lilburn's Faith Center church Sunday morning was as intent on real food as much as spiritual nourishment. With church services canceled, there was a big turnout, nevertheless, for the church's annual food give-away. More than 100,000 pounds of food, from cereal to produce to canned soup, was set up on tables for the thousands who filed into the church hall, located on the Berkmar High School campus. The event ran from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., but many, like Norcross resident Juanita Kennemore showed up early. "I got here at 6, because we have no food," said Kennemore, who is disabled and lives with her two children and two grandchildren. Even before the distribution began, the sanctuary was packed with more than 400 people, and the line leading into the building stretched out the door, along a shaded breezeway and into the parking lot. Volunteers were still serving into the early evening, and church Pastor Vincent Campbell estimated close to 9,000 people from Gwinnett, Cobb, Fulton and Douglas counties were served. All the food is purchased by the church with donations from parishioners. The inspiration for the food drive came in 2008, when gas soared to more than $4 a gallon. "I wanted to know what I could do to help all the single mothers in my congregation," Campbell said. He partnered with a bread company to collect and distribute bread to needy families. Almost immediately, more than 100 families showed up, Campbell said. "From there, I got the crazy idea to get 10,000 pounds of food," he said. "That turned into 21,000 pounds of food and 7,000 pounds of clothing." Inside the hall Sunday, each family was handed a large box before they even got to the food. They were told they should fill the box, take it to their car and come back for seconds if they desired. "We want to make sure they get everything they need," said Felicia Campbell, the pastor's wife. Sunday's event was a double blessing for Arneka Franklin of Norcross, who is unemployed. Franklin was seeking food for her family and prayer support for a job interview she has scheduled for today. "I literally have nothing left, and it was a blessing that somebody told me about this so I could feed my children," she said. All this from donations to the church and distributed by the church. IMO, this is the way it should be. Say NO to the welfare state funded by tax dollars.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #9 July 30, 2012 Thank you.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #10 July 30, 2012 And, thank you. You guys have pretty well summed it up. Good job!Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #11 July 30, 2012 Quote ...they'll get free health care! I know Obama expects doctors to work for free, but I don't think that's going to work as he would like.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpohl 1 #12 July 30, 2012 Food, housing, education, and health care are a BASIC human right. Just as clean water and breathable air. As it is a "right", it should not be dolled out by a church. And if a government can't provide it, it is not a government worth its name. Or a society worth living in! QuoteOh my god, poor people are getting free food! What a terrible country this is! Oh the horror! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpohl 1 #13 July 30, 2012 Chris, I understand. And I concur at some level. But I open up my US passport, and it says boldly: WE THE PEOPLE of the United States..." Whatever happened to the WE??? When I arrived in this country almost 25 yrs ago, it was a very different place! There was a WE. These days, no more!!!! It is every man for himself, and God against all. QuoteNo doubt there are needy people in the US. I wonder how many of those people stood in line with iphones in their pockets? Events like that are hugely abused by the less than needy. People like you see on the extreme coupon shows that have 4000 rolls of toilet paper stacked up in a room and going to get more this weekend. There are people out there that take because they can, not because they need. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #14 July 31, 2012 Quote Quote Before you know it, they'll get free health care! Public health care is to health care what public housing is to housing. Must be why the life expectancy is so low in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, etc. ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marinus 0 #15 July 31, 2012 QuotePublic health care is to health care what public housing is to housing. You know public housing isn't everywhere as crappy as it apparently is in the US, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
