AS COLD AS CHARITY | HERITAGE
George Cruikshank, ‘The Bottle’, Plate 5 (1847)
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s Cold as Charity Below the breadline in old Tribland
by Dr Avril Lumley Prior
Care of the vulnerable is tenet of most religions - and for many people who embrace no faith too. This recently has been demonstrated by the generous donations to food banks and the sterling efforts of volunteers who provide nutritious meals for those struggling during Lockdown and run shelters for the abused and homeless. We are familiar with Jesus’ parable of the gentleman from Samaria who tended a Jewish mugging victim whilst his fellow countrymen scuttled by on the other side of the road. Thank goodness, we still have so many ‘Good Samaritans’ left in the world. >>
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