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Rutherford Institute Urges Localities Not To Penalize Compassion by Placing Roadblocks Before Churches Ministering to the Homeless

LOUISA, Va. — For centuries, churches have cared for “the least of these” by feeding the hungry, clothing the poor and sheltering those with nowhere else to go. For many congregations, doing so is an expression of faith protected by the First Amendment. Yet government officials are increasingly passing laws that make it harder for the homeless …