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Miep O'Brien
Sep 26, 2009, 10:16:54 PM9/26/09
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Hi everybody. Here's some postings from Daily Kos this week that refer to homeless people.
Miep
Agape Meal of Broadway Baptist Church
by bmaples
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 06:34:21 PM MDT
(Note -- this is a little different for Daily Kos, but I thought it was worth sharing. I will also post it at Street Prophets. Cross-posted from my site.)
A friend sent me a link to this through email, and said he thought I might appreciate it. It's a video of the Agape Meal for the poor and homeless that Broadway Baptist does each Thursday night. It is a simple but moving video, one worth watching, and a ministry worth supporting. Make the jump and you'll see why.
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Homeless female vets on the rise
by Christian Dem in NC [Subscribe]
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 at 10:18:52 AM MDT
CNN has a disturbing story on the growing number of homeless female veterans. The Pentagon estimates that there could be as many as 740 homeless female veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan--a figure that jumps even higher if you include those who have children.
One of those veterans is Army Sgt. Angela Peacock, a native of the St. Louis area. Her story is as gut-wrenching as it gets.
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Homeless kid - Ned
by Reretiree [Subscribe]
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 at 10:51:27 PM MDT
Last week I met "Ned," a doggedly cheerful twenty-something who recently lost his housing when he and his girlfriend broke up. "She kept the apartment," he explained. Now he sleeps here and there in Seattle’s University District. Over coffee as we sat on a bench outside a neighborhood church, Ned told me of his plans to get his GED "or maybe even a high school diploma," with help from Seattle Education Access (SEA), a few blocks away. He’d made his first appointment there for the next day.
Ned isn't interested in staying at the shelter for young adults a few blocks away. He patted his sleeping bag. "I'm not afraid of sleeping outside. I'm pretty comfortable with the outdoors. Lived in the woods after my dad kicked me out of the house. I was 7 at the time."
"You were a handful, huh?" I asked.
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Homeless in Miami: Why? Insurance Company Greed
by Justashotaway [Subscribe]
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Sat Sep 26, 2009 at 01:23:06 PM MDT Lonnie was standing outside of a CVS in downtown Miami, panhandling for change. He needed $7 more, so he would buy an ice chest. "It's just bad right now," he said. But it wasn't always that way.
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The Religious Right: A Threat to America
by Wattree [Subscribe]
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 02:09:59 PM MDT
BENEATH THE SPIN · ERIC L. WATTREE
The Religious Right: A Threat to America
When I became of age, one of the first things I did was to reassess all of my previous beliefs and attitudes. Thereafter, I discarded as invalid anything that didn't stand up to logical and objective scrutiny, because even at that young age, I'd lived long enough to recognize that most of the problems in this world is a direct result of our failure to re-examine our illogical views of reality. Most religious zealots not only fail to go through that process, but refuse to as a matter of religious doctrine. It is due to that zealotry, and their doctrinal obligation to even consider the fact that they might be zealots, that makes the religious right a clear and present danger to both the United States, and the world.
Miep
Agape Meal of Broadway Baptist Church
by bmaples
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 06:34:21 PM MDT
(Note -- this is a little different for Daily Kos, but I thought it was worth sharing. I will also post it at Street Prophets. Cross-posted from my site.)
A friend sent me a link to this through email, and said he thought I might appreciate it. It's a video of the Agape Meal for the poor and homeless that Broadway Baptist does each Thursday night. It is a simple but moving video, one worth watching, and a ministry worth supporting. Make the jump and you'll see why.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Homeless female vets on the rise
by Christian Dem in NC [Subscribe]
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Fri Sep 25, 2009 at 10:18:52 AM MDT
CNN has a disturbing story on the growing number of homeless female veterans. The Pentagon estimates that there could be as many as 740 homeless female veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan--a figure that jumps even higher if you include those who have children.
One of those veterans is Army Sgt. Angela Peacock, a native of the St. Louis area. Her story is as gut-wrenching as it gets.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Homeless kid - Ned
by Reretiree [Subscribe]
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Mon Sep 21, 2009 at 10:51:27 PM MDT
Last week I met "Ned," a doggedly cheerful twenty-something who recently lost his housing when he and his girlfriend broke up. "She kept the apartment," he explained. Now he sleeps here and there in Seattle’s University District. Over coffee as we sat on a bench outside a neighborhood church, Ned told me of his plans to get his GED "or maybe even a high school diploma," with help from Seattle Education Access (SEA), a few blocks away. He’d made his first appointment there for the next day.
Ned isn't interested in staying at the shelter for young adults a few blocks away. He patted his sleeping bag. "I'm not afraid of sleeping outside. I'm pretty comfortable with the outdoors. Lived in the woods after my dad kicked me out of the house. I was 7 at the time."
"You were a handful, huh?" I asked.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Homeless in Miami: Why? Insurance Company Greed
by Justashotaway [Subscribe]
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Sat Sep 26, 2009 at 01:23:06 PM MDT Lonnie was standing outside of a CVS in downtown Miami, panhandling for change. He needed $7 more, so he would buy an ice chest. "It's just bad right now," he said. But it wasn't always that way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Religious Right: A Threat to America
by Wattree [Subscribe]
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Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 02:09:59 PM MDT
BENEATH THE SPIN · ERIC L. WATTREE
The Religious Right: A Threat to America
When I became of age, one of the first things I did was to reassess all of my previous beliefs and attitudes. Thereafter, I discarded as invalid anything that didn't stand up to logical and objective scrutiny, because even at that young age, I'd lived long enough to recognize that most of the problems in this world is a direct result of our failure to re-examine our illogical views of reality. Most religious zealots not only fail to go through that process, but refuse to as a matter of religious doctrine. It is due to that zealotry, and their doctrinal obligation to even consider the fact that they might be zealots, that makes the religious right a clear and present danger to both the United States, and the world.
boatsie
Sep 30, 2009, 1:26:28 AM9/30/09
to BrokenRoots
Fabulous idea to put this here... Wonder how we get people transferred
from lst group to here though... I sent a message to the first group
because I did not have an email address in my g account for this
group...
On Sep 26, 7:16 pm, "Miep O'Brien" <miepro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody. Here's some postings from Daily Kos this week that refer to
> homeless people.
>
> Miep
>
> Agape Meal of Broadway Baptist Church
> <http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/9/20/784636/-Agape-Meal-of-Broadwa...>
from lst group to here though... I sent a message to the first group
because I did not have an email address in my g account for this
group...
On Sep 26, 7:16 pm, "Miep O'Brien" <miepro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody. Here's some postings from Daily Kos this week that refer to
> homeless people.
>
> Miep
>
> Agape Meal of Broadway Baptist Church
> by bmaples
> Share this on Twitter - Agape Meal of Broadway Baptist Church
> Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 06:34:21 PM MDT
>
> (Note -- this is a little different for Daily Kos, but I thought it was
> worth sharing. I will also post it at Street Prophets. Cross-posted from my
> site.)
>
> A friend sent me a link to this through email, and said he thought I might
> appreciate it. It's a video of the Agape Meal for the poor and homeless that
> Broadway Baptist does each Thursday night. It is a simple but moving video,
> one worth watching, and a ministry worth supporting. Make the jump and
> you'll see why.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Homeless female vets on the rise
> <http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/25/115522/068>
> Share this on Twitter - Agape Meal of Broadway Baptist Church
> Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 06:34:21 PM MDT
>
> (Note -- this is a little different for Daily Kos, but I thought it was
> worth sharing. I will also post it at Street Prophets. Cross-posted from my
> site.)
>
> A friend sent me a link to this through email, and said he thought I might
> appreciate it. It's a video of the Agape Meal for the poor and homeless that
> Broadway Baptist does each Thursday night. It is a simple but moving video,
> one worth watching, and a ministry worth supporting. Make the jump and
> you'll see why.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Homeless female vets on the rise
> by Christian Dem in NC [Subscribe]
> Share this on Twitter - Homeless female vets on the rise
> Fri Sep 25, 2009 at 10:18:52 AM MDT
>
> CNN has a disturbing story on the growing number of homeless female
> veterans. The Pentagon estimates that there could be as many as 740
> homeless female veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan--a figure that jumps even
> higher if you include those who have children.
>
> One of those veterans is Army Sgt. Angela Peacock, a native of the St. Louis
> area. Her story is as gut-wrenching as it gets.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Homeless kid - Ned <http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/22/04434/2871>
> Share this on Twitter - Homeless female vets on the rise
> Fri Sep 25, 2009 at 10:18:52 AM MDT
>
> CNN has a disturbing story on the growing number of homeless female
> veterans. The Pentagon estimates that there could be as many as 740
> homeless female veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan--a figure that jumps even
> higher if you include those who have children.
>
> One of those veterans is Army Sgt. Angela Peacock, a native of the St. Louis
> area. Her story is as gut-wrenching as it gets.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> by Reretiree [Subscribe]
> Share this on Twitter - Homeless kid - Ned
> Mon Sep 21, 2009 at 10:51:27 PM MDT
>
> Last week I met "Ned," a doggedly cheerful twenty-something who recently
> lost his housing when he and his girlfriend broke up. "She kept the
> apartment," he explained. Now he sleeps here and there in Seattle’s
> University District. Over coffee as we sat on a bench outside a neighborhood
> church, Ned told me of his plans to get his GED "or maybe even a high school
> diploma," with help from Seattle Education Access (SEA), a few blocks away.
> He’d made his first appointment there for the next day.
>
> Ned isn't interested in staying at the shelter for young adults a few blocks
> away. He patted his sleeping bag. "I'm not afraid of sleeping outside. I'm
> pretty comfortable with the outdoors. Lived in the woods after my dad kicked
> me out of the house. I was 7 at the time."
>
> "You were a handful, huh?" I asked.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Homeless in Miami: Why? Insurance Company Greed
> <http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/26/151229/220>
> Share this on Twitter - Homeless kid - Ned
> Mon Sep 21, 2009 at 10:51:27 PM MDT
>
> Last week I met "Ned," a doggedly cheerful twenty-something who recently
> lost his housing when he and his girlfriend broke up. "She kept the
> apartment," he explained. Now he sleeps here and there in Seattle’s
> University District. Over coffee as we sat on a bench outside a neighborhood
> church, Ned told me of his plans to get his GED "or maybe even a high school
> diploma," with help from Seattle Education Access (SEA), a few blocks away.
> He’d made his first appointment there for the next day.
>
> Ned isn't interested in staying at the shelter for young adults a few blocks
> away. He patted his sleeping bag. "I'm not afraid of sleeping outside. I'm
> pretty comfortable with the outdoors. Lived in the woods after my dad kicked
> me out of the house. I was 7 at the time."
>
> "You were a handful, huh?" I asked.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Homeless in Miami: Why? Insurance Company Greed
> by Justashotaway [Subscribe]
> Share this on Twitter - Homeless in Miami: Why? Insurance Company
> Greed
> Sat Sep 26, 2009 at 01:23:06 PM MDT Lonnie was standing outside of a CVS in
> downtown Miami, panhandling for change. He needed $7 more, so he would buy
> an ice chest. "It's just bad right now," he said. But it wasn't always
> that way.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> The Religious Right: A Threat to America
> <http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/20/16614/9450>
> Share this on Twitter - Homeless in Miami: Why? Insurance Company
> Greed
> Sat Sep 26, 2009 at 01:23:06 PM MDT Lonnie was standing outside of a CVS in
> downtown Miami, panhandling for change. He needed $7 more, so he would buy
> an ice chest. "It's just bad right now," he said. But it wasn't always
> that way.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> The Religious Right: A Threat to America
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