We have to decide whether our fear is going to get the better of us. Once upon a time we had a standard in our country that was 'innocent until proven guilty. ' We've given up on so much. Now, people are talking about a standard that is 'if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. ' Think about it. Is that the standard we're willing to live under?
In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality, then you are somehow left in the realm of darkness.