Note From Pastor Dewey: This is the second story I have posted today on the homeless. It breaks my heart that in Raleigh, NC Christians are being hassled by Police for feeding the hungry now this story out of Columbia, SC. We must have the heart of Jesus. Let us be in prayer on the treatment of the poor, let us always show the heart of Jesus Christ! South Carolina’s capital city is dishing out some southern discomfort following a controversial decision to criminalize its homeless.
On Aug. 13, the Columbia City Council approved a plan that effectively makes homelessness illegal in parts of the city. The proposal forces those who sleep outdoors to be sent to a shelter on the outskirts of town. Those who don’t comply will be rounded up and forced to leave or sent to the slammer.
“It’s basically a choice between two kinds of jail,” Jake Maguire, spokesman for Community Solutions’ 100,000 Homes Campaign, told FoxNews.com. “There’s jail and then there’s the shelter.”
He added, “Once you get there, you can’t come and go. You are basically brought to a place where you are expected to stay. If you want to go back downtown, you have to get approval for them to shuttle you back.”
