tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post651509659144140040..comments2024-03-22T15:51:18.453-04:00Comments on 8th Day: Church - charity or private club?8thdayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-6089943576329082462010-01-20T13:11:49.321-05:002010-01-20T13:11:49.321-05:00Right before I was fired from my job at the church...Right before I was fired from my job at the church I grew up in (another church mission gone awry), there was a decision to "remodel" (essentially, gut and rebuild) the sanctuary after already adding a brand new classroom building and a three-story nursery within the previous two-years. At the time the decision was made to invest 4 million dollars into the sanctuary, the church pulled Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-81202393937559347602010-01-20T06:57:39.138-05:002010-01-20T06:57:39.138-05:00i do donate to church for the purpose of paying th...i do donate to church for the purpose of paying the pastor/leader here. i think that's important. of course i would feel like you about it if the larger church was prejudiced. i'm actually proud of what the elca has stood for. <br /><br />but i also contribute separately to god's storehouse (sending livestock thru the world church) and making blankets for lutheran world relief so angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451988954537329260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-22746781267259895842010-01-19T21:16:39.615-05:002010-01-19T21:16:39.615-05:00I seriously doubt that Christ would recognize any ...I seriously doubt that Christ would recognize any modern church as having anything to do with what he taught. He was angry at the pharisees and hypocrites then. I can't imagine what he would think now.Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-6497156769719802972010-01-19T20:03:41.394-05:002010-01-19T20:03:41.394-05:00It would be sad if only 10% is the standard that c...It would be sad if only 10% is the standard that charities receive from all organized religions but sadly, it would not surprise me. I have often wondered why organized religions build such large elaborate churches. It has always seemed like such a waste of money to me.Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583972585808994705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-46734866957420788232010-01-19T18:55:04.772-05:002010-01-19T18:55:04.772-05:00Wow - this was a very interesting post. I will de...Wow - this was a very interesting post. I will definitely read up on this a bit more. <br /><br />It does make you think.Shazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196666013653201878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-36387433814408624032010-01-19T12:51:50.812-05:002010-01-19T12:51:50.812-05:00I wish that organized religion were different. I ...I wish that organized religion were different. I wish that organized religions all over the world believed that the greater good was served by working together to end poverty and hatred. I wish that leaders of organized religion left their egos at the door and did the right thing because it was right, not because it looked good.<br /><br />Thank goodness ordinary people like us have the abilityehttp://plufrompdx.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931021721708713850.post-44188283612023182082010-01-19T11:32:03.391-05:002010-01-19T11:32:03.391-05:00I think if they changed their mission statement to...I think if they changed their mission statement to<br /><br />“to glorify God by bringing people <b>we like and who will never question us </b> to Jesus Christ through <b>their</b> involvement* in <b>our</b> community of worship, education, fellowship and mission.” <br /><br />* involvement meaning you give the right amount of time and money <br /><br />they would be representing their mission inKnitterhttp://www.knitforever.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com