Tomorrowland!

[Ed Hurst]

Our local version, Feed the Children, didn't have a non-disclosure last time I checked, but it was otherwise the same as Samaritan's Purse in everything else. I ran into the founder of Feed the Children (Larry Jones) way back in the 1970s when he was just a simple crusading evangelist. I didn't like him then, but I had to admit his resonant baritone made for a big chunk of charisma. He built Feed the Children a short time later, 1979. Sometime after that I got to know a few folks who worked at Feed the Children and they weren't too sunny about him and his ways. The scandal that got Jones fired and his turncoat daughter in hot water includes both of them being immoral about different things and trading accusations in public. He has disappeared since those days.

We can agree that big religious organizations are full of rats. This is what comes from the way hero worship works in America.

[IainH]

Our local version, Feed the Children, didn't have a non-disclosure last time I checked, but it was otherwise the same as Samaritan's Purse in everything else. I ran into the founder of Feed the Children (Larry Jones) way back in the 1970s when he was just a simple crusading evangelist. I didn't like him then, but I had to admit his resonant baritone made for a big chunk of charisma. He built Feed the Children a short time later, 1979. Sometime after that I got to know a few folks who worked at Feed the Children and they weren't too sunny about him and his ways. The scandal that got Jones fired and his turncoat daughter in hot water includes both of them being immoral about different things and trading accusations in public. He has disappeared since those days.

We can agree that big religious organizations are full of rats. This is what comes from the way hero worship works in Amermoney

Ok , to be completely honest I don't know if they sign non disclosure because they wouldn't be able to admit it. I have met several people through my kids school stuff that came here to work for SP after leaving corporate jobs, at first they were all bubbly brimming at their opportunity to put faith and work together. They left jaded. I think it operates much like any corporate environment and that makes them disillusioned so, they leave to go wherever the money is. I know the upper echelon make good money because to move in BR society you have to be in BR Country Club ( social membership $30000/yr full $60,000) FG net worth now that pa's dead is quoted as in excess of $28 million. So much for not taking an extra cloak or staff etc. The Lord's true servant's are like us brother, we're broke and don't give a shit because whatever we need for His service is there exactly when we need it .

[jaybreak]

Charities are basically rent-seeking businesses, rather than profit-seeking. There's no reason for them to be any more ethical than what you'd expect. I'm sure some of them are fine, but there's no way I can know that for sure.

[forrealone]

Nice to see another NC tarheel here!  I am down past Raleigh but visit your neck of the woods often.  I love me some Blowin Rock.  Sorry, nothin to do about BG in this comment though.

Bring $$$ main st full of boutique stores any more, but you can still find some bargains, tell them you want the "Miss Judi" discount they will think your friends with my mother in law. My daughters closet is full of them. Nana spoils her grandchildren but, that's OK. I also know where the best food is at.

Funny, to my grandkids, i am Nana too!  And yep, been to Blowing Rock many a time, though not lately.  And boy do they ever have the shops indeed.  Might be time for me and my oldest daughter to head back up there.  We usually do "May-cays" (vacations in May, just the two of us)at the coast since her hubby's family have a condo there for free!

[IainH]

Nice to see another NC tarheel here!  I am down past Raleigh but visit your neck of the woods often.  I love me some Blowin Rock.  Sorry, nothin to do about BG in this comment though.

Bring $$$ main st full of boutique stores any more, but you can still find some bargains, tell them you want the "Miss Judi" discount they will think your friends with my mother in law. My daughters closet is full of them. Nana spoils her grandchildren but, that's OK. I also know where the best food is at.

Funny, to my grandkids, i am Nana too!  And yep, been to Blowing Rock many a time, though not lately.  And boy do they ever have the shops indeed.  Might be time for me and my oldest daughter to head back up there.  We usually do "May-cays" (vacations in May, just the two of us)at the coast since her hubby's family have a condo there for free!

Yeah, the beach is our preferred destination for vacations, when we were young it was MB SC over July 4th week, then after kids it North Myrtle now its Cherry Grove. Once when our kids were 10&8 we unwittingly picked black biker week, one evening we drove to the pavilion at MB. It was quite a culture shock but, everyone we met were tremendously nice. On another occasion outside of Walmart, I encountered three large black guys standing next to their tricked out Japanese superbikes I complemented their bikes but, said I thought they were brave or nuts to ride deathtraps, they asked me what I liked and I said I liked vintage Harleys with a soft spot for '52 panheads and the ironhead sportster. I can't write their exact words here but they basically informed me that, their bikes could handle and stop whereas, mine could do neither and proceeded to question my sanity and relationship with my mother. At that, we all burst out in belly laughs. To this day it remains our most interesting and enjoyable beach trip so far.