Church Evicts Soup Kitchen For Rent Hike, Proving Faith Has Its Price
The Independent reports a Florida soup kitchen, Wildwood Soup Kitchen, is facing eviction from its church host over an alleged rent hike. After years of providing vital services, the church decided that ministering to the needy wasn't quite profitable enough. This shining example of Christian charity comes as Congress prepares to debate another $14.3 billion in military aid to Israel (House Bill
815, passed in November 2023), money that could, one might argue, solve a few soup kitchen rent crises here at home. While local religious institutions prioritize property income over community service, politicians who preach 'Christian values' back home are busy funneling billions to foreign conflicts. One might wonder if the same divine guidance applies to the church's coffers as it does to
humanitarian assistance overseas. Perhaps, if the hungry families were strategically important to US foreign policy, they'd get a pass on the rent.