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The church is, understandably, anxious to clarify that hosting Nickelsville is not, for them, meant to be a political act. Is human right to shelter ‘political’? Is taking a stand for this basic human right only to viewed in terms of ‘politics’? When a community sees a need, calls for action and is ignored because it’s easy for those in power to do, does it not have the right to provide for itself?
I understand that the church is acting out its mission, and that’s commendable. But I want to look at it like this: We live in a reality where basic right to shelter needs to be a political act in order to come into existence. University Congregational has the right idea, as do so many other faith communities and their myriad of works in the name of social justice, in that they are simply called to help Nickelsville.
Why aren’t we all?
