by Reid Fitzsimons (note that an edited version of this article was, I'm happy to say, published at The American Thinker: (www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/08 the_sin_of_calling_something_a_sin.html )
There is a Christian guy in Denver, CO, Jamie Sanchez, who felt “called” to open a charity project for homeless people in 2012. It was named Recycle God’s Love (www.recyclegodslove.com/) and gradually expanded, but remains small in financial terms. The “non-profit” charity world can be, and often is, a cutthroat place of greed, deceit, and essentially money-laundering: putting millions in the pockets of wealthy people while pretending to do something meaningful, but Recycle God’s Love seems legit, operating in the $100,000 range and the people who run it do so without pay. Besides the usual meals, they provide homeless people (in the 300-400 range) clothing, wound care, hygienic supplies, help with obtaining official ID, even haircuts (and, of course, the Gospel). In 2023 they opened a cafe as a way to provide employment and job skill opportunities. Of note is they receive no government funding.
They have an 800 word statement of “what we hold to be true,” and 18 of those words are “We believe that a homosexual lifestyle is contrary to God’s Word and purpose for humanity and is sin.” They list a number of other sins, including thievery, murder, extra-marital sex, adultery, and hating your neighbor. Their statement adds, “Moreover, this organization is instructed to Love those living such lifestyles. We Believe that showing hate towards people in these communities is not the way Jesus would respond. Therefore, although disagreeing with the lifestyles we believe to be sinful, we must show love.” All in all, this is pretty standard true Christian doctrine.
Carole Ann Milljour
Well, Reid, another eye opening article. So glad to know that the “Recycle of God’s Love” non-profit is legit. You don’t know sometimes if your money is well spent or not in regards to donating to what one might consider a worthy cause. When a not-for-profit organization doesn’t stand for what they profess they stand for, then that’s corruption at it’s peak. Talk about scams! They know how to reel in the old dough so to speak.
I always liked the motto, “Do onto others as you would want them to do onto you.” I know evil will always exist. The reason why being a Christian is so preferable to a great many individuals, I believe, is because if you try to build up instead of tear down, you are creating a healthier environment. It is not so much we should judge others for their lifestyles and behaviors even though a great many do. Needless to say, it is out there and people don’t like it when they are on the receiving end of the judgment call. No one can (or should) control anyone. The exception to this is, of course, is when someone does harm to another either by word or deed.
I don’t really care how people live their lives so much as I do that they don’t hurt others in the process. To be fair, no one is perfect. What is perfect? No one really has the answer for that one. Well, being a Catholic, I truly believe that God is perfect! He was, is and always will be in my mind. I have never met a perfect individual. I will say though, I would much prefer being around someone who is kind and considerate. I don’t gravitate towards people who are belligerent, mean, greedy, unclean in appearance and speech, etc. They don’t have to be perfect, just considerate of others. I know I’m not perfect for sure! I’ve made my share of mistakes and misjudgments, etc. I do know one thing for certain and that is I dislike gossip immensely. It gives someone else a bad feeling for another and oftentimes it is far from truthful...that in itself can cause a lot of problems. I remember growing up and my mom saying: “If they are talking about me, they are leaving someone else alone”. Sometimes I think gossips are trying to make themselves look better by tearing someone else down. Too bad and such a shame!
All in all, the reason behind any kind of Christianity is to understand that no one is perfect, but everyone matters. We should be helping each other out instead of tearing each other apart. The German’s were following a “leader”(?) because they were brainwashed into believing he was a superior power. He wasn’t, he was death to millions, caused heartache and disaster around the globe and ended up killing himself in the end. What purpose did that man serve? Not anything good. He certainly wasn’t a superior human being, that’s for sure! To him, no one mattered, only his cause!
It is truly a sad world we live in and too many people get caught up in a lot more than they bargained for when they are being led by propaganda, lies and deception. People are sometimes rather ignorant for the most part, and don’t always think for themselves. I don’t care what anyone is or does as long as it is not hurting someone in the process. Everyone has a life to live and sometimes they find true peace and ultimate happiness and thankfulness while others just never find it. We all have a choice and we all have our allotted time to grow and change for the better. I guess being optimistic and positive reaps greater results for true peace and happiness then negativity and despair. Some reach the end of their rope and have no place to turn or no one to turn to. I would rather encourage someone than discourage them. There is hope for everyone and the world would be a much better place if people thought about trying to improve a situation rather than go on an ego trip ultimately making a bad situation worse.
Thank God for laws and law enforcement. That job in itself requires a great deal of skill, common sense, integrity and guts! We can never afford to let our guard down. Our world doesn’t need more problems or chaos, it needs more understanding and truth. We certainly don’t need a socialist society and I wish more people understood what a dead end that truly is. Socialism does lead to communism and if those individuals who think otherwise they certainly are being misled.
There are a lot of wonderful individuals out to do a great deal of good and then you have a great many who are out to do the exact opposite. Those individuals have nothing to gain, they may think they do, but they end up having to live in the disasters they promote. Some people are beyond help and even if you offered it to them, they’d just turn their backs and continue on. They have no soul and don’t want anyone to have one either. At least in that way, they will never feel totally alone, no mater how lonely they truly are in the end. I would stand for someone who tried to do the right thing before I ever stood aside someone that didn’t.
There is way too much confusion out there, too many voices and too much chaos. If people learned to shut it down for awhile, think for themselves and try to be promoters of peace, it certainly would be a far better world. God bless all those who do their best to help those in most need and to be thankful for what they have. What is the saying, how does it go:
Mark 8:36 Commentaries: "For what does it profit a man to gain the ...
{11}” For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (11) “They are the most foolish of all men who purchase the pleasures of this life with the loss of everlasting bliss.”
Yup, I guess that pretty much sums it up!