Slog - Comments on Housing of God http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god When Catholic Community Services announced plans to construct a four-story, mixed-use building on 23rd Ave S and S Main St, some Squire Park residents were ready to grab their pitchforks. As Washington’s largest private provider of human services, CCS counsels drug addicts and assists prisoners reentering public life, among other services. Neighbors were concerned that this development, a few blocks from a daycare and Garfield High School, might become the home of addicts, felons, and sex offenders. It turns out, Village Spirit’s 51 units are “planned to be affordable housing for the homeless, poor, and low-wage earners,” says Evelyn Allen,... Copyright 2008 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:35:47 -0800 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:03:31 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Just Me "No felons with crimes against people or property" I have always wondered if someone leaves prison and is trying to start their life over again for a petty property crime where they would go. I guess it is not the AHA office if they want to have a place to live.

All those Christian values at work. Once a criminal there is no forgiveness for you EVER.... I hate Christians for their hypocritical views.

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834273 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834273 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:40:50 -0800 Comment by Gay Seattle Oh my God! Isn't this where they found Mia Zapata's body dumped near 24th & Yesler:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=13100

Do they have no morals?

]]> Gay Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834293 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:52:50 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon those are some messed up sentences. i can't get a sence of WTF the staff is saying.

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834301 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:05:30 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon sense.

not sence.

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834303 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834303 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:06:00 -0800 Comment by COMTE Well, whatever they end up building there, it certainly can't be any worse than the butt-ugly condos on the other side of 23rd.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834367 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:43:49 -0800 Comment by parsonbrown CCS can't put felons there because federal law excludes them from housing, not because CCS doesn't want to. The feds don't believe that felons might need a break, even if they've served their time.

]]> parsonbrown http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834430 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834430 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:21:16 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Of course, withholding services, or even the possibility of housing or jobs, even on their own, from released felons greatly increases the chance that they will reoffend -- indeed, almost mandates it.

As for the Mia Zapata thing -- huh?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834441 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834441 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:25:34 -0800 Comment by Finally This sounds like a great project-we need about 20 more like it. Big up to CCS for spearheading this.

]]> Finally http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834568 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834568 Boom Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:43:29 -0800 Comment by Issur Christians are all child molestors and perverts. Christianity is at the root of all the world's oppression and problems.

Judaism does more for social justice than any other religion.

]]> Issur http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834789 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/housing_of_god#c834789 Boom Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:03:31 -0800