[RLF]

A Christian ministry that feeds homeless people in Shasta County is saying �no thanks� to an offer of free food from a medical marijuana collective, much to the chagrin of its co-owner.

�It doesn�t make any sense to me,� said Joe Munday, who, with his wife, Gina, owns The Green Heart medical marijuana collectives and dispensaries in Anderson, Shasta Lake and Mount Shasta. �Everybody I�ve told so far about this thinks its absolutely ridiculous.�

Munday, who said his three businesses have been holding food drives for about the past month, called the Redding Loaves and Fishes on Wednesday after seeing that organization�s TV commercials seeking donations.

He said he eventually spoke on the telephone to a man named �Chris,� who originally seemed receptive to the taking him up on his offer of free food.

But, he said, that man called back about 30 minutes later and turned it down.

�He said �my pastor and I have been praying on this and we don�t want to accept your food,�� Munday said.

Chris Solberg, director of Loaves and Fishes, confirmed Today that he spoke with Munday, but said that he alone made the decision to politely turn down the offer after praying.

�The Lord impressed on me to tell him thanks, but no thanks,� he said, adding that he does not regret that decision. �I feel good about the decision. It felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.�

Still, he noted, that food and monetary donations are very much needed due to the poor economy.

Solberg said he was at first unaware of the nature of Munday�s businesses. He said he finally realized once he got off the phone with him that they were medical marijuana shops. He said that he does not support them and their proliferation.

�They are all over,� Solberg said, calling them a �pestilence� and �travesty� in the community.

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[JoycexGuo]

�The Lord impressed on me to tell him thanks, but no thanks,� he said, adding that he does not regret that decision. �I feel good about the decision. It felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders.�

�They are all over,� Solberg said, calling them a �pestilence� and �travesty� in the community.

LOL.

[Meenuh]

Okay... so since when is it right for them to think that someone else's charity is no good because of the business they own? Like they're better than anyone else? If they're so called Christians, they seriously need to read over the Bible some more.

[vivacity.]

i hope he still gave the food away to other people

[PH4T]

he was still offering free food. free food is free food.
oh well, hope the owner still made the donations to some other organization.

[Crazy LuLu]

if i felt that doing something would contradict my beliefs and the person i am, then i'd say no to it. it's understandable. they can still donate elsewhere.


-- i know. i'm just saying they're entitled to decline the donation because the food would be given in the church's name. i don't see anything wrong with the marajuana place donating food to the cause, but i understand why the church would decline. again, they can still give the food as their own donation directly to the homeless/shelters.

[evolution_]

^

Yeah, but it's not like the church is giving anything back to the pot dudes. The pot people want to help those in need through the church, how does accepting donations for a third party compromise the church?

Whatever, I hope they find someone else to donate to. Lol, the pastor knows there's a need for help and yet he won't accept it? That's kind of backwards.

[xkrn4lyfx]

^ in accepting the food from the marijuana shops, they are in turn endorsing their product. if you don't believe me learn about political campaigns. whenever a campaign accepts a donation they have to be careful of who them accept donations from because you are basically saying "i know where this donation is coming from and i am glad i got it from them". also by donating to a political campaign, the donor is saying "i have donated to the cause". if any of that made sense, then good.

weed is a drug. and there are no "medical marijuana" centers where they don't sell to recreational users. anyone who says otherwise is stoopud. being full aware of this, i have no clue why the weed dealers (that's what they are) are complaining about and generating so much publicity about. trying to put a good name to the business, i get that. but if another business doesn't like you, just move on. if they were truly adamant about donating and REALLY only wanted to donate, they could have easily done an anonymous donation.

[kchan21]

I don't see the problem with the church turning down their donation of food. If the church doesn't want to condone that type of business then they don't have to. Those businesses can easily give that food to a food bank which are low on reserves also and the matter would be done. The fact that they made such a big deal out of it to make it be news makes me question how good their intentions were in the first place. You make a donation out of the goodness of your heart, not to be praised and seen as doing such deeds.

[WENJJANG]

^ in accepting the food from the marijuana shops, they are in turn endorsing their product. if you don't believe me learn about political campaigns. whenever a campaign accepts a donation they have to be careful of who them accept donations from because you are basically saying "i know where this donation is coming from and i am glad i got it from them". also by donating to a political campaign, the donor is saying "i have donated to the cause". if any of that made sense, then good.

weed is a drug. and there are no "medical marijuana" centers where they don't sell to recreational users. anyone who says otherwise is stoopud. being full aware of this, i have no clue why the weed dealers (that's what they are) are complaining about and generating so much publicity about. trying to put a good name to the business, i get that. but if another business doesn't like you, just move on. if they were truly adamant about donating and REALLY only wanted to donate, they could have easily done an anonymous donation.

I agree, with your statements. I learn exactly everything you learn it's just like those political campaigns.
If you accept those donations it's showing you are for their cause.

[ichigo_no_powder]

^ in accepting the food from the marijuana shops, they are in turn endorsing their product. if you don't believe me learn about political campaigns. whenever a campaign accepts a donation they have to be careful of who them accept donations from because you are basically saying "i know where this donation is coming from and i am glad i got it from them". also by donating to a political campaign, the donor is saying "i have donated to the cause". if any of that made sense, then good.

weed is a drug. and there are no "medical marijuana" centers where they don't sell to recreational users. anyone who says otherwise is stoopud. being full aware of this, i have no clue why the weed dealers (that's what they are) are complaining about and generating so much publicity about. trying to put a good name to the business, i get that. but if another business doesn't like you, just move on. if they were truly adamant about donating and REALLY only wanted to donate, they could have easily done an anonymous donation.

I agree with you...I understand that free food's free food and the owners probably did it out of the goodness of their hearts but the church does have other things to consider.

[Mercetti]

Bull. If they truly believed God made all, they would know that marijuana is good for you. : ) Because God made it. And it's yummy. : ) Go God, Go ! : ) <3

[RLF]

Bull. If they truly believed God made all, they would know that marijuana is good for you. : ) Because God made it. And it's yummy. : ) Go God, Go ! : ) <3

Dident God make Opium Poppys too ? Not so good for you...


This just in , you might find interesting...

Redding (California ) council approves tougher medical marijuana regulations

http://www.redding.com/news/2009/nov/18/re...dical/#comments

[Boomx2Brian]

The whole point is to feed the hungry, not to make your organization look good. They should have taken the donations. I seriously doubt the hungry give a mini cooper to where the food came from.

[lazy_breeze]

you guys are forgetting the part about the Munday guy praying to God,
now i know most of you don't believe in prayer, but perhaps he really did "hear"(or whateevr you want to believe) from God and declined.
most of us are assuming he declined because the guy is a medicinal marijuana seller(which is perfectly understandable)