I went to church on the weekend

[*mrgrizz*]

That was a real eye opener.

the sermon was about giving to the church using some verse from the bible that i can't remember.

well anyway in a nut shell you are meant to give 10% regardless of how much you earn

so someone on minimum wage who happens to beleive has to struggle week in week out to satisfy the church

[au-bousq]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

That was a real eye opener.

the sermon was about giving to the church using some verse from the bible that i can't remember.

well anyway in a nut shell you are meant to give 10% regardless of how much you earn

so someone on minimum wage who happens to beleive has to struggle week in week out to satisfy the church

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The Church need that money to pay off the victims of child abuse.

[raptor_rebooted]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

That was a real eye opener.

the sermon was about giving to the church using some verse from the bible that i can't remember.

well anyway in a nut shell you are meant to give 10% regardless of how much you earn

so someone on minimum wage who happens to beleive has to struggle week in week out to satisfy the church

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seriously?  how does it work exactly? do they have

eftpos at the door or something lol.   how do they know

how much people earn?  i've heard of voluntary donations

but a compulsory set amount?  or is it a membership fee

and they won't let you in unless you have a members card ?

[*mrgrizz*]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

That was a real eye opener.

the sermon was about giving to the church using some verse from the bible that i can't remember.

well anyway in a nut shell you are meant to give 10% regardless of how much you earn

so someone on minimum wage who happens to beleive has to struggle week in week out to satisfy the church

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seriously?  how does it work exactly? do they have

eftpos at the door or something lol.   how do they know

how much people earn?  i've heard of voluntary donations

but a compulsory set amount?  or is it a membership fee

and they won't let you in unless you have a members card ?

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did you miss the meant bit?

you can direct debt.

they must rely on your honesty.

i could be in the bible, but i have never read it

[raptor_rebooted]

never mind.  found the answer lol

http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/what-is-the-churchs-position-on-tithing

[the_bob_delusion]

You better give more Grizz if you want to got to heaven.

[*mrgrizz*]

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@**bob_on_the_go** wrote:

You better give more Grizz if you want to got to heaven.

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i'm not going again.......i'll take my chances

it is cheaper to join a golf club and do that on sundays

[raptor_rebooted]

i could be in the bible, but i have never read it

neither have i but found this in the link:

The key to understanding how God wants us to give to the Church is found in 1 Corinthians 16:2, "On the first day of the week [Sunday] each of you should set aside whatever he can afford," and in 2 Corinthians 9:5-8,

To paraphrase: God doesn't demand a fixed amount of money from us; he wants us to give from the heart. If people are forced by their church to give a certain percent of their income, that's extortion. If they give freely and cheerfully the amount they are able, that's a gift.

 suppose cant really argue with that....

[raptor_rebooted]

did you miss the meant bit?

no but i may have misunderstood it.

[raptor_rebooted]

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@*mrgrizz* wrote:

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@**bob_on_the_go** wrote:

You better give more Grizz if you want to got to heaven.

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i'm not going again.......i'll take my chances

it is cheaper to join a golf club and do that on sundays

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lol

[imastawka]

Grizz,  what on earth made you go in the first place?  Can I ask?