Church refuses shelter in Haiti storms

[flutterbee]

Has anyone heard of this yet? I admit, I'm more than a little surprised. I though we usually allowed our buildings to be used.

[Wingnut]

The church did not welcome non-Mormon community members, and did not extend much comfort to its own church family. The policy reflects two common realities in Haiti: First, charity is complicated by a seemingly endless sea of need; and second, many churches are here to serve only themselves, not the community at large.

Apparently they missed the months of January and February.

[Just_A_Guy]

I'll be interested to hear more.

I get the vibe from the article, though, that the people showing up are expecting more than shelter--they're expecting meals. If the Church and the local authorities don't have the logistics in place to get food to the location, then there's not a lot of point in allowing people to stay there (assuming, of course, that other locations are providing those services).

[NeuroTypical]

Emily Troutman sounds like someone with an axe to grind or a desire to create outrage and emotion. She sounds like Mother Theresea's critics. "Oh sure, she does a, b, and c - but how come we never see her doing d? Huh? Isn't d important? Didn't Jesus do d? What a bad mother Theresea for not doing d!"

[ADoyle90815]

I think the author of this article must have some ax to grind, as the LDS church is known for helping others, especially when there's a disaster.

[Maya]

"The bishop pointed out that the church had been a shelter for earthquake victims. But this time, he came to an agreement with the mayor of Leogane that the church would host a small office for government employees, instead of its homeless neighbors."

So it looks like he was expecting the Church to be an office as was agreed with the Mayor!

[Wingnut]

Newsroom Blog: Context on AOL Story Regarding Haiti Chapel

[flutterbee]

Thanks Wingnut. See, that makes much more sense to me than that the Church just refused willy-nilly to offer the use of a building.

[Faded]

You never have to go far to find a "news reporter" who wants to bash the Mormon Church. As a general rule, if the "news article" sounds far fetched, it probably is. If you can independently confirm the details of such an article, there might be something of substance to it.

Edited November 11, 2010 by Faded