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Jacinta Thompson
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The responsibility should be solelythe families responsibility unlessthey are destitute. Ifthey are, the localchurch should step in. The issue with the church today is somewhat a social hindrance. Some churches believe, as the book states, that if you are not a member, then we are not obligated to help you. I speak from personal experience. My mother and I had fallen on hard times. We were faithful members of the church and tithed every week. When it came down to helping us, the pastor sent us to a local outreach program and said they had funds sat aside for the church to help the members. Come to find out, that was not true and the pastor has squandered away all the church funds to help and used them for himself. That was heartbreaking, not so much of what he did, but the flat out lie that he told. We all fall short of the gloryof God, but to represent the house and lie, notcool. We all know that God is not a liar and cannotlie, so with direct representation of God and you misrepresent him and what he stands for is awful. Do not get me wrong, no one is perfect and weall make mistakes, but to be so conniving,is not right. It took years for me to forgive him, but eventually, I , well we did. So I cannotcorroboratea church that does support the community, nor its members because I have not found that, nor have I found a church home that I fully trust.
On the subject of Abortion, I agree somewhat agree with the text book when it stated, Social problems have two essential components. The first is an objective condition, a condition of society that can be measured or experienced. With abortion, this objective condition includes whether abortions are legal, who obtains them, and under what circumstances. The second essential component is subjective concern, the concern that a significant number of people (or a number of significant people) have about the objective condition. For abortion, subjective concern goes in two directions: Some people are concerned that some women give birth to unwanted children, while others are concerned that some women terminate their pregnancies. Henslin, J. M. (2014). Social Problems, 11th Edition. [MBS Direct]. Retrieved from https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780133809664/ .With these different outlooks of the subject of abortion, it very well may depend on both social problem outlooks. In perspective, it does depend on your upbringing and what is rooted in your heart to believe and the personal opinion that you have gathered on your own due topersonal conflict. You can be raised oneway, but when you are in the mix yourself, the circumstances and social issues are staring you in the face, may sway your rooted opinion. Id at C1.
As far as aging, homelessness, domestic violence or child abusethese are just a few of themajor concerns in the societal viewpoint. With the inner dysfunctionthat we all have, anyone of the above views may take shape and govern how a person responds to the situation. As I stated earlier, the responsibility should be solelythe families responsibility. I have always looked at life and had to develop my self-concept by taking on the role of the indigent or less fortunate person and ask how would I feel it someone did or did not do for me? Id at C2. Today the church is not what it usedto be. Nowadays the church will pawn you off on an outreach program, or help you just enough to get you partially out of the situation, just to hand you off to someoneelse. There is no accountability in the churches anymore. They are all big box churches that are in it for the image of self and not the image of God. Churches should get back to the old days where taking care of people was its goal and not how many members they have. It does not matter the amount of members, if you are not operatingin Christ. Thinking in a Christ mindset will help us all to develop that compassion and love that God requires. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.John 13:34(KJV).
References
Henslin, J. M. (n.d.).Chapter 1 How Sociologists View Social Problems: The Abortion Dilemma 1. Chapter 2 Interpreting Social Problems: Aging 25.In Social problems(11th ed., pp. 1-49). Retrieved from https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/#/books/9780133809664/cfi/6/10!/4/2/4/2/2/2/2/2@0:84.3
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.John 13:34 (KJV).
LaDonna Billups
03-23-17
SOCI 201 D04
Those in need discussion board
Hello everyone, my name is LaDonna, I am 24 years old and live in Virginia. I am majoring in Criminal Justice Criminal Psychology working on my bachelors degree, and already hold an associates in Criminal Justice. I love God and I am very excited to be part of Liberty University.
When it comes to helping others, I have always enjoyed taking part in making other people smile. I believe that if God has blessed you to be a blessing to someone else, then we should. With that being said, I believe that if we do have the chance to help others it is our responsibility not only as citizens of this world, but as citizens of God’s kingdom. The Bible says in Hebrews 13:16 “But to do good and communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” (Holy Bible 1961) Teaching our children to love others, and to be there when needed will instill in them something that pleases God. As I was growing up both of my parents taught us the importance of being there for someone. Many people believe that being there for others always includes financial support, but there are some people that realize being there is done in many ways. A personal experience that I have deals with a neighbor, who I hardly knew, I took her in just until she found other options, because she was in a very abusive relationship. Many families help others by foster caring for children who do not have a loving home. Taking children in through things like the Fresh Air Fund, helps children get a little “vacation” away from big city life, and just relax and enjoy life without worrying about things they may deal with.
The church is a place where people should feel that they can go in time of need. Soup kitchens are a form of helping people who may not have the food they need to survive; many churches provide events like this to help as much as they can. Unfortunately, not all churches are able to financially support everyone in need, but they can offer different programs to help. I believe that all churches should at least try to have something that helps others who may need it. There is a church in the city I grew up in, that provides counseling services to families or individual people. The church I belong to has a program that is both an outreach for teens, and a family resource center. God has given a place of worship to us, and a place of refuge for ones who need help the most. Sticking to this belief can help aid the motivation to help as much as possible.
The community is a diverse place. Many communities have enough outreach programs to offer help to most of the people in need in the community. Some communities are small and do not have a lot to offer when it comes to outreach programs, but settling for the minimum should never be an option. Communities should always try finding ways to help people. Small shelters for the homeless, community soup kitchens, safe homes for people who need to get away from abuse, these are just the tip of the solution in helping as much as possible. I will leave you with this, Romans 12:10 “Be kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring to one another.”
Bibliography
Holy Bible (1961) King James Version edn. USA: American Bible Socity of New York.
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