A fine illustration of the inherent problems with depending on faith based social programs to provide a safety net.


http://www.startribune.com/462/story/36335...


Church program won't care for woman who once was a man....

As far as the Rev. John Maxfield could tell, everything was fine between his church and Anoka County until that Friday the 13th.
The county social services department was sending disabled seniors and other vulnerable adults needing care during the day to Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Francis. Trinity's members were bringing in hot dishes for lunch.

Then the county brought another client to the conservative Missouri Synod church: a woman who had begun life as a man.

The church refused to let her in. The county refused to send any more clients.