The sad part is, all the Christians commenting about gay marriage won't have a word to say about this, and the Bible says much about it.

The sad part is, as the District gentrifies, more and more lower-income families must seek refuge elsewhere, without the resources to survive and maintain dignity in this high-cost area. Let us hope that accusations of "bigotry" will not force some of the most active charitable organizations out of Prince George's County, where there is so much opportunity and so much yet to be accomplished.

I think there are a lot of churches, black and white, that might lean toward a conservative stance of gay marriage but are very involved in social issues such as aiding the poor, supporting schools, etc.

What is sad is that some of you have taken the focus off the issue at hand and that is the problem we have with a high percentage of PG county residents living in poverty. Churches need the help from families and individuals to have the means to help those in need.
The youth at CCPC (in Bowie) this weekend will fast for 30 hours to bring awareness to the issue of hunger. They will be performing acts of community service at the Bowie Interfaith Food Pantry and holding a candlelight vigil Saturday night.
One does not need to go to this extreme, but one does need to support local food pantries, food banks and fellow neighbors. We are a community. We are to take care of each other.

Given the information relayed in this article I find it interesting that the Council only wants to increase the budget for social services and chose not to focus on creating jobs.

It would have been nice though for the article, and hopefully the report, to provide the historical context of PG vs. Alexandria, Mont Co, and Fairfax in an attempt to explain why incomes are so much higher in the comparison communities. Is it even fair to compare the development of PG to these other locations? Perhaps a non-Washington area community would be a better control.

I'm a Christian and I have no idea what you people are talking about. This is probably why we can't address the subject matter. We're not on topic!
I live inside the Beltway and there are no jobs here. We are treated like an extension of northeast or southeast DC. We have quite a large Hispanic population and also a highly transient population. Those who represent us don't respond to inquiries nor do I see them at events interacting with the community. Letters and emails get a curt little answer, like we don' t matter. We need jobs, not social services. And by the way, I have been unemployed more than once and there are NO services in PG for people who are unemployed. No medical care, no funding for training (I was told that if I lived in DC and received unemployment, I could get funds, however, when I asked in PG, I was told that I would have to pay for training!!! No job, how does one pay?); no assistance for food (need some kids or have to be 65), no assistance for paying mortgage or rent; that One Stop Center is a joke. I could go on and on, but I feel I really need to move to DC or Montgomery County (if I could sell my house), so I could get some help to get back on my feet. If there are some charitable organizations training people, giving decent food to tide you over, or assisting with utilities and rent/mortgage, please list them here so we may take advantage of their services.

Ann, you are totally on topic. One excellent job-training program I know of is Jubilee Jobs (www.jubileejobs.org). It's in D.C.