Kasz216 said:
highwaystar101 said:
antfromtashkent said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
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Churches don't exist to take people's money.
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Ever since the US government stopped funding churches and began giving taxpayers deductions for donations to charities including churches, you'd be surprised. Some churches are very tenacious in persuing "donations."
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well its called donations..... cause they are donations.......?
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No, he's right, some religions... just like every other group... are greedy. I can vouch for this first hand in what some might say a very odd situation.
I was walking down New street in Birmingham once, when this Buddhist approached me. He shoved incense sticks in my hand and told me they weree a gift, the he asked for a donation. |i had no money so I told him I wont give him one. He asked for his sticks back and I said they were a gift so I should keep them. Anyway, he would not let me go until I showed him my empty wallet. The next day I had to phone the council to tell them he was doing this, they agreed he had no right to be there asking for donations. It was surreal.
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So... Buddism is a greedy religion because one person wanted a donation?
The only "greedy" religions i've seen are called cults.
I'm pretty sure you can't even be classfied a religion in most places if you demand payment for religion.
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Several Christian denominations still charge a tithe I think.
