Reply #52: I would suggest that the solution is not to further fund church programs, then. [View All]

[Lyric]

Rather, it is to reform laws in order to take care of those "cracks" that people keep falling through. The poor of America should not have to depend upon churches to get help when they need it; for the non-religious, being forced to turn to a church can be a humiliating, painful experience. Believe me--I've been there myself. While I am grateful for the help, I still believe that I shouldn't have had to go through that in order to *get* help. My government should have been there to help me back onto my feet, no religion involved or required.

I had terrible experiences with churches as a child, including emotional and physical abuse. It is, quite literally, a painful thing for me to even go NEAR one now. I have a panicked reaction every time. It's awful. And yet, because I have fallen through those "cracks" so often, I have been forced to undergo this trauma more than once in order to make sure my child was cared for during a rough spot. It shouldn't have to be that way, not for anyone.

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