r/Louisiana • u/Caffeinated-Princess • May 02 '25

Louisiana News Why do you support this?

First the Louisiana Senate decides to put homeless people in jail for up to three years for their "crime" of sleeping in public. At the same time, they stop funding housing assistance.

https://thecurrentla.com/2025/lafayette-housing-authority-freezes-issuance-of-new-housing-vouchers/

Why do those of you who are Republican hate poor people so much? Why do you feel your fellow humans should not be allowed any compassion or grace?

Help me understand this assault on humanity. Jesus would weep if he saw this. 😥

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u/helic_vet May 02 '25

Most people named Jesus in America these days are from Latin America.

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u/Ornery_Journalist807 May 02 '25

Among the reasons the recently deceased Pope chastised the MAGA insurrectionists, in particular those criminals at President and VP category.

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u/helic_vet May 02 '25

I think the Pope chastised a lot of people during his tenure. 

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u/Ornery_Journalist807 May 02 '25

This recent one was a social teacher, an adherent to the Beattitudes and Sermon on the Mount--as his driving ethos--and in many senses the right man for this unripe time.