Instead of the perfectly-fine “expired” food going to the dumpster, feed people. Help the community.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    This is why I feel good churches need to be supported as they are normally the ones bankrolling this kind of thing, anything that human being requires to survive should be provided free of charge in my opinion. The fact that we still want to make a buck off of human suffering is a failure of humanity as a species

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      I’m a member of a church that runs a large food pantry. Even with lots of donations, grants, and steeply discounted food, it still takes a lot of money, resources, and manpower (volunteers) to make it happen. Our client count is at an all time high and steadily growing. A food pantry is not a “business” you really want to see grow but I’m glad it’s there for people who need it.

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        1 year ago

        That’s basically what I’m saying, we should not need food banks, but it is good that they are there for those who need them.

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      Churches in concept are amazing. They are a place for people to gather and learn about morals and ethics and such, to bond with the community. And then there is(maybe) free food after service where you can eat and chat with other people.

      And the other services they can provide, like food banking, homeless help, counseling, community space, being a safe space, a refuge with resources. I’m glad there are some institutions doing it. I hope they are the snowball that triggers the avalanche, but so many churches are money vacuums draining their communities :(

      I would love to see more churches climb to the top and better their commuities. I choose to be hopeful. One step at a time :)

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        1 year ago

        I think you failed to understand what churches do…

        True Mega Churches tend to be nothing but griffs, but you should try the old school brick and mortar, pews made of wood, kind.

        In fact religious groups in general typically are the ones getting the most done on charity work.

        Edit: Wait, no you understood, I’m just weird

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          What did I fail to understand? I said some churches are doing the work of charity and that I hope the many churches that don’t (the griffs) will follow the example.

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              11 months ago

              Quite late, but I personally like it when my apology is recognized, so I’m here to say no worries at all. We communicated and sorted it out 🤘