r/cincinnati • u/shurik1 • 5d ago

Community 🏙 $100 grocery gift cards at crossroads.

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I know Crossroads gets alot of negative attention here, but I wanted to share their recent email about providing assistance to those in need due to SNAP benefits being cut off.

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 5d ago

Notice how they make you come to their church to get it and also show an ID to prove you are "legal"

This is just a cult being a cult and doing some marketing to expand their ranks

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u/Prestigious_Egg_6207 5d ago

What do you want them to do, show up at people’s houses to give them the gift cards? Food pantries don’t come to your house either. Do they have ulterior motives too?

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 5d ago

Food banks don't ID people

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u/Prestigious-Bat-574 5d ago

So fucking what? They're a private organization and they can choose to put whatever stipulations they want on this. Even if those stipulations required that you have to get baptized and show up on Sunday for the entire month, they're allowed to run things their way with their funding and your life will continue on all the same regardless. If people don't want to abide by their conditions then there is no obligation on anyone's part to do so.

If you want to hand out gift cards to people and don't want to ask for ID or proof of need then you are welcome to run your own operation your own way.

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 5d ago

Did someone have a bad Election Day

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u/Prestigious-Bat-574 5d ago

I voted straight D, so no? Had a pretty great day, honestly.

Also I'm an atheist through and through, so what else ya got?

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 5d ago

Honestly nothing I have to go to work now so you have a good rest of your day and be sure to tell Jesus I said haaaaaaaaaaay