There’s a group of churches in North Carolina who have been taking the suggestion of Jesus of Nazareth very seriously.  They feed the hungry.

Every Saturday and Sunday for 6 years, they show up with coffee and sausage biscuits to feed people who need to be fed.  They have done this for six years, no problems whatsoever.

But then Republicans take over in North Carolina and you know how they feel about Sweet Jesus.  Republicans think Jesus only cares about abortion and guns and stuff.   Jesus ain’t worried at all about the least, the last, and the lost.  At least not Republican Jesus.  Republican Jesus will shoot your ass.

So, they can’t continue to feed hungry people.

If they do, they will be arrested.

On the morning of Saturday, August, 24, Love Wins showed up at Moore Square at 9:00 a.m., just like we have done virtually every Saturday and Sunday for the last six years. We provide, without cost or obligation, hot coffee and a breakfast sandwich to anyone who wants one. We keep this promise to our community in cooperation with five different, large suburban churches that help us with manpower and funding.

On that morning three officers from Raleigh Police Department prevented us from doing our work, for the first time ever. An officer said, quite bluntly, that if we attempted to distribute food, we would be arrested.

Arrested.  You know, like St. Paul.

Now, it appears this story has gone viral and people from foreign states have been pitching  a fit, too.  What this country needs is more people willing to feed the hungry, not more people in prison for doing it.  You can follow the story of the criminal feeders at their Facebook page.

Thanks to Bernard for the heads up.