Hey Media Why is something like this not your Breaking News
There
are stories like this happening all over this nation but why it is not breaking
news or any television stations lead in is quite evident. We call ourselves a nation of Christians but
we act as though we are a slave to Satan and cannot resist him. Breaking news is always news that shows us as
callous, selfish, arrogant and righteous but we are all but one of those and
that is righteous. Our local and
national news are often about the bad things happening in this country so no
wonder people think that is all we do, so who wishes to step up and take responsibility
for their actions, simply put no one.
Those in charge will say that if they do not have viewership then the
ratings will drop off and they will have to close their business. What they forget is the amount of true love
and righteousness that exist within our society and would propel any business
to the top if these were the stories that gets the attention. Business and mostly everyone has been playing
the people that they claim to serve as stupid by not even attempting to give it
a try. Many use stories like this at the
end of broadcast to have their viewers leave feeling good but they are just as
guilty for the evil that exist because if that is all you see, then that is all
you can become.
Here
is the story in its full form. Listen
carefully at the actors in this play because there are those whom have been
given a bad rap lately that proves not all cops are bad and it also proves that
defying Satan is survivable.
“FORT
LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the second time in four days, 90-year-old activist
Arnold Abbott was cited by police for a violating a new city ordinance designed
to stop him and others from feeding the homeless in public spaces. "I expected it," Abbott said
Wednesday after four uniformed officers led him to a squad car and away from a
food-laden table at a beachfront city park where he has been ministering to the
hungry for more than 23 years. Many of
the homeless and several others on hand to support Abbott began chanting his
first name as he walked slowly behind the police. "Shame!" others
shouted. With at least a half-dozen
television cameras and dozens of cellphones recording the scene, one of the
officers wrote out the citation. "At least this time they let us feed
people first," Abbott said. On
Sunday at downtown's Stranahan Park, Abbott and two clergymen were cited for
violating the ordinance after serving only three or four meals. Wednesday's citation was issued at about 6:15
p.m., after Abbott and other volunteers with his Love Thy Neighbor Fund dished
up more than 100 plates of hot chicken stew, pasta, cheesy potatoes and fruit
salad to homeless men and women. Many of
the homeless who showed up have been coming to South Beach Park for years to
dine on the fare Abbott produces at a culinary school he founded. "It's the best food I've ever had on the
street," said Suzanne Haines Walsh, who has been homeless several months. The ordinance that the city commission passed
in a past-midnight vote Oct. 22 limits where outdoor feeding sites can be
located, requires the permission of property owners, and says the groups have
to provide portable toilets, hand-washing stations and maintain the food at
precisely regulated temperatures. News
reports of Sunday's incident went viral. Abbott said he has fielded telephone
calls and received emails from several continents. Abbott himself predicted he would be arrested
Wednesday for defying the order, and a phalanx of reporters and television
crews showed up at the scheduled feeding to watch. "This time I'll be a
scofflaw," he said. The four
officers stood by passively for about 45 minutes as Abbott and others passed
out food. As the line of homeless began
to dwindle, Abbott insisted that several volunteers put down their serving
spoons and move away from the food table in hopes that they would not be
arrested or cited along with him. They were not. "They were very gentle," Abbott
said of the officers. "I think they feel a little guilty doing their
job." If convicted of violating the
city ordinance, Abbott could be sentenced to 60 days in jail or be fined $500.
He said he was prepared to go to jail, although he wouldn't like it. Some in the crowd wondered aloud why city
Mayor Jack Seiler did not show up. He, along with some professionals who work
with the homeless, contends that feeding people on the street creates a cycle
of dependency. But Abbott said religious
conviction drives his street ministry. "Why do I keep doing this?" he
said. "Because these are my people and they deserve to be fed."
Is
it really so hard to start taking better care of the messages we dispense? As Jesus said “it is not what goes into your
mouth that makes you unclean, it’s what comes out”. Take this challenge media, take one full week
to show nothing but stories like this one above and see what happens, what do
you really have to lose?
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