1.0Truths You Can Usehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/truthsyoucanuseEvan Moffichttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/truthsyoucanuse/author/emofficShould We Give Money to Homeless People? - Truths You Can Userich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="b6OPjm4x6M"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/truthsyoucanuse/2016/08/give-money-homeless-people.html">Should We Give Money to Homeless People?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/truthsyoucanuse/2016/08/give-money-homeless-people.html/embed#?secret=b6OPjm4x6M" width="600" height="338" title="“Should We Give Money to Homeless People?” — Truths You Can Use" data-secret="b6OPjm4x6M" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In seminary, one moral dilemma seriously divided the class. The question was whether to give money to the homeless on the street in downtown Cincinnati, where the seminary was located. This question concerned me directly, as I was also interning in Chicago and encountered several homeless people on my walk to the synagogue. Most of…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/truthsyoucanuse/files/2016/08/1673225-inline-750-homeless3.jpg