Pfftt.. they'll just have a church fundraiser! Then maybe a gofundme to top it off!
I had some family members similar to this, and that was their actual thinking. "God will handle it. Our church always helps its folks". 30 years later... well.. pastor's changed, the focus is always on the younger families with kids and... my relatives, now in their 70s... just don't go to their church of 30+ years because "we don't feel all that welcome any more". So... their plans for church fundraisers is essentially off the table now.
But it took them 30 years to realize this, and they'd consistently voted against their future selves all that time. And I won't even say they "realize" anything profound or deep here. They've not switched party allegiance. Trump will still save them. ugh...
What's so sad is that is what happened to a grandma of mine. I had come out of the closet (she supported me 100%) and she spoke about it to her church friends and talking about how much she's learned in supporting me. Well, I guess one of those friends didn't share the same beliefs. And the pastor met with her and my grandpa and said that they were no longer welcome at the church. The church they've both attended since they were children.
Thankfully they're fine and don't rely on the church. But it, again, reiterates how much so much of it is viewed as a moral failure. And how much our nation loves punishment more than we love support.
I had some family members similar to this, and that was their actual thinking. "God will handle it. Our church always helps its folks". 30 years later... well.. pastor's changed, the focus is always on the younger families with kids and... my relatives, now in their 70s... just don't go to their church of 30+ years because "we don't feel all that welcome any more". So... their plans for church fundraisers is essentially off the table now.
But it took them 30 years to realize this, and they'd consistently voted against their future selves all that time. And I won't even say they "realize" anything profound or deep here. They've not switched party allegiance. Trump will still save them. ugh...