Has America misdiagnosed the problem of homelessness? In her article “Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?” Marchauna Rodgers argues that we have. She says the error is that we've equated it with a lack of resources, or specifically one resource—a home. As a result of that misdiagnosis, she claims, government programs and social services have focused on addressing symptoms rather than root causes.
It’s easy to see how we went astray. It’s right there in the word: home-less-ness. If someone is home-less, it would seem we could rectify that situation by providing the thing s/he is lacking.
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We must develop relief and development systems that stop rewarding behaviors destructive to both homeless people themselves and others.
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Homelessness doesn't begin with a lack of housing. Most of the time, it begins with a lack of healthy relationships.
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Nicholas Walker had prestige, respect, and power. But it was empty without real, loving relationships.
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Treating symptoms without correctly identifying the cause can be fatal. If we're going to end homelessness, we have to solve the right problem.
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Does God's particular tender care for the poor mean he doesn't love the rich? What is the biblical way to see rich and poor?
