I have no vested interest in this discussion beyond my interest in promoting personal responsibility to those who could use a dose.
In that capacity, I must point out that if: "Lydia House it is for those who have experienced homelessness, chemical dependency, mental illness(rightly called brain disease) and those who suffer from AIDS." Then: "The problem is that we think of the future residents of Lydia House and Eliot Arms(?) as less than valued people like us because of an affliction to their body or a state of livelihood beyond their control." Does not correctly describe the situation. Of the four qualifying attributes of Lydia House residence, only one (brain disease) meets the definition of an affliction beyond one's control. Homelessness may fit in a small number of instances (spousal abandonment for instance), but the other two were contracted with the afflicted persons full and enthusiastic cooperation. I'm all for helping these people out of a bad situation, but I comming to grips with what got them there has to be part of the rehab. process. Tom Swift Saint Paul __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
