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A Silicon Valley pastor has resigned from his church after calling the city of Palo Alto an “elitist den of hate” and criticizing the hypocrisy of “social justice” activism in the region.

Gregory Stevens confirmed on Monday that he had stepped down from the First Baptist church of Palo Alto, an LGBT-inclusive congregation, after his personal tweets calling out the contradictions of wealthy liberals in northern California surfaced at a recent council hearing.

In emails to the Guardian, the 28-year-old minister detailed his “exasperation” with Palo Alto, a city in the heart of the technology industry, surrounded by severe income inequality and poverty.

“I believe Palo Alto is a ghetto of wealth, power, and elitist liberalism by proxy, meaning that many community members claim to want to fight for social justice issues, but that desire doesn’t translate into action,” Stevens wrote, lamenting that it was impossible for low-income people to live in the city. “The insane wealth inequality and the ignorance toward actual social justice is absolutely terrifying.”

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/22/silicon-valley-pastor-gregory-stevens-wealth-liberals

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I am surprised the Palo Alto residents don't pitch in an pay for their homeless to be moved to Seattle.

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3 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

I am surprised the Palo Alto residents don't pitch in an pay for their homeless to be moved to Seattle.

I think San Fran tried something similar.

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2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I think San Fran tried something similar.

Seattle just passed a new business tax to cover their homeless problem.  I suppose there may be a few business that choose to close or move, so more space may soon be available.

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15 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Seattle just passed a new business tax to cover their homeless problem.  I suppose there may be a few business that choose to close or move, so more space may soon be available.

Sounds like a win win

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They can house the newly relocated homeless in the newly vacated storefronts!

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4 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

An LGBT-only babtist church.  Ahhh, the things we see today that you’d never hear of 30 years ago...

I'm pretty sure it's an LGBT-inclusive baptist church, not LGBT-only baptist church...

 

Jesus loved everyone.

 

Also, I doubt Palo Alto is alone in the country in their desire to live around similarly wealthy people and "gentrify" their neighborhoods. I don't see many homeless people hanging out in River Oaks here in Houston and I doubt many of the obscenely wealthy people there would welcome them with open arms. 

 

That being said, I have zero interest in ever living in Palo Alto or Silicon Valley in general. I think "Silicon" is a fair term, because the whole place seems artificial and fake.

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1 minute ago, bcking said:

I'm pretty sure it's an LGBT-inclusive baptist church, not LGBT-only baptist church...

 

Jesus loved everyone.

 

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1 hour ago, Bill & Katya said:

Seattle just passed a new business tax to cover their homeless problem.  I suppose there may be a few business that choose to close or move, so more space may soon be available.

LOL, Tacoma/Pierce Country is already trying to cash in on the head tax in Seattle.

 

"Pierce Co. takes dig at Seattle with $275 job-creation credit"

 

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/pierce-co-takes-dig-at-seattle-with-275-job-creation-credit/281-556917426

 

 

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1 hour ago, Boiler said:

I think San Fran tried something similar.

 

1 hour ago, Bill & Katya said:

I am surprised the Palo Alto residents don't pitch in an pay for their homeless to be moved to Seattle.

Las Vegas actually got caught sending their homeless to Los Angeles and San Diego

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Just now, bcking said:

Los Angeles and San Diego sound like far better places to be homeless than Seattle. Cold and rainy? No thanks.

Seriously I went there this time last year and it was still 60 degrees during the day and raining.... no thank you.

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2 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

Seriously I went there this time last year and it was still 60 degrees during the day and raining.... no thank you.

I'm from Portland so I get you. Portland also has a large number of homeless people as well. Not a great place to be.

 

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