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Public service is a way of life for Americans; giving is a part of our national character. But compassionate instincts and generous spirits aren't enough, says veteran urban activist Robert D. Lupton. In this groundbreaking guide, he reveals the disturbing truth about charity: all too much of it has become toxic, devastating to the very people it's meant to help. In his four decades of urban ministry, Lupton has experienced firsthand how our good intentions can have unintended, dire consequences. Our free food and clothing distribution encourages ever-growing handout lines, diminishing the dignity of the poor while increasing their dependency. We converge on inner-city neighborhoods to plant flowers and pick up trash, battering the pride of residents who have the capacity (and responsibility) to beautify their own environment. We fly off on mission trips to poverty-stricken villages, hearts full of pity and suitcases bulging with giveaways--trips that one Nicaraguan leader describes as effective only in "turning my people into beggars."
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Poor, Charities, Community development, Charity, Social servicePlaces
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Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help
Feb 04, 2020, Harpercollins, HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing
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Toxic charity: how churches and charities hurt those they help (and how to reverse it)
2012, HarperOne
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0062076213 9780062076212
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Toxic Charity: How the Church Hurts Those They Help and How to Reverse It
2011, HarperCollins Publishers
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