So, I came across an article last week that really irked me.  And, a week later, I’m more and more bothered as I think about it.  It also literally hits home with me, as it all takes place about 25 miles from my home in Arizona.

Click over to Read the entire article.  Essentially, a judge ruled that feeding the homeless at a place of worship can be banned by city ordinance.  That ruling means that CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix can no longer feed the poor on its campus.  The judge stated that the church had a long history of feeding the “poor in poor neighborhoods” but the use of this property to feed the poor bused in from another place was different. The church was classified as a charity dining hall, and a charity dining hall cannot feed the poor in a residential area.   (more…)