Homeless People Suck

So this most recent Bible lesson was from James' second chapter and urged Christians to look at everyone as brothers (and sisters) as Jesus did. Also, to not show favoritism to the rich man who enters their (church//congregation) just because he has nice rings. The pastor exhorted us to do likewise, to not tell a smelly homeless person to sit in the back of the church, but welcome him as warmly and openly as any other, and offer to help him. Pastor also read from Acts about the people who sold land, but did not give all the proceeds to the church, and then fell dead on the spot when they were confronted (and they persisted in lying about the transaction). So am I to think that this church wants me to swallow my repugnance to obviously dysfunctional people, and sell my extra stuff so that I can support a church in helping them? Because that sounds like crap to me. My aunt assured me that pastor did not mean it to that extent, but that may just be her hypocrisy showing. Because, to show no favoritism is against nature. It is not natural to show NO favoritism to your own child over some other jerk's nasty brat. It is not natural to deliberately hang out with people who bug you rather than people who don't. It is not natural to not reject those who persistently refuse to live by laws that the rest of us seem to agree with. Biologically, we favor those with 'like' traits, and admonish our families to minimize difference. I'm not talking about purple hair, I'm talking about clean hair. If your kid suddenly decides to go counter-culture by not washing his hair, are you okay with that? No, because there is a level of acceptability below which you cannot go. It may be different for different families or groups, but there is a line which crossing over turns perilous. Homeless people go way over my line. Anyone who thinks it is easier to just live by the charitable acts of others than to earn the fruit of labor is way over my line. I am not against charity. I am not against people who need help now and then. I am not against random acts of kindness and paying things forward. I AM against laziness. I am against being anti-rule just to be anti-rule, even if they are unwritten rules. On some level, homeless people revel in the fact that they don't have to get up and work like the rest of us, that they are, in their own way, beating the system, and are free. They take pride in the fact that they scam you and me out of our hard-earned money, food, and shelter. I do mean the persistently homeless, the ones who have been given opportunity to get out and time and again, manage to fail spectacularly. Why should I give them any respect? They can't see that they hurt themselves the most. They really think they are winning. I can't condone that level of stupidity (or self-deception). I don't respect them. I cannot treat them as I would my friend. I can pity them. I don't like to help them. It does not make me feel good on any level. I don't get warm and fuzzy inside. I just feel like I have been 'had'. Homeless people (or destitute people) come to my door and beg for money on a somewhat regular basis. Why? because my house is the first on the block and right off the main road and near a bus stop. They don't even have to walk very far. Some just ask for work, but few mean to do it. Besides, the jobs are already taken. I do my own lawn. If I hire out, I don't take the first to offer, I find a reliable reference. So really, they just want something for nuthin'. Well so do young kids, but do you give it to them? NO. You don't get somethin' for nothin'. You have to work. You have to earn it.