1 /5 Becky Marsh: Because this church lets 20-50+ homeless people sleep on the lawn at night, there is constant unrest 24/7. If drinking, drugs, shouting and even open defacation wasn’t enough, all of these folks on the yard spread out and go to local garages, bushes, overhangs and porches when it rains.
If the church really cared about the homeless they would open their doors at night, not stop at the yard. Instead, they’ve swapped one problem out with another; the people that live in the surrounding neighborhood are now scared, stressed out and very unhappy. Meanwhile, whoever is in charge at the church goes home at night to their quiet and safe neighborhood.
The church has painted the homeowners in a corner—if they complain they look like uncaring jerks. So what can they do? Call the cops when people shoot up under their windows at night? That’s what they do. Every. Single. Night.
This seemingly altruistic solution by the church is a lazy gesture that in the end makes them look helpful but doesn’t really help the homeless, and, terrorizes the surrounding homeowners. Hello, Universalist Church? Don’t you care about being a good neighbor? Will you work with the homeowners to find a REAL solution?
