[Magdalen] Professional panhandlers; was Loaned out.

[Ann Markle]

Seems to me it's also the Christian standpoint; I know Jesus was Jewish,
but it's how he gave and encouraged us to give.

I'll admit that I don't give often to panhandlers, professional or
otherwise, mostly because I keep my $ in my wallet, and don't want to be
taking it out and pawing through it on the street.  I should carry a wad of
ones in a pocket, but I don't often have pockets in summertime.  But I do
give sometimes, and certainly don't have any kind of theoretical problem
with it, only the practical one I mentioned.

I do not ever give, however, to the ones who stand at the exits and
entrances of interstates or expressways with signs; I've seen bunches of
them get into vans at the end of the day; I suspect they're Moonies or
somesuch.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I look at it this way (the Jewish standpoint, or at least that's my
> understanding): charity is one's own responsibility. It begins in the
> heart, and if one gives with the proper intent, what the recipient does
> with the gift is not the giver's problem. The giver has done the good deed.
>