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Kasz216 on 08 April 2009
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Rath said:
mrstickball said:
Rath said:
Kasz216 said:


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.

Several Christian denominations still charge a tithe I think.

No. No they don't 'charge' a tithe. I'd really like you to cite a denomination that has ever charged a tithe that was mainline, or within orthodoxy in any way.

The most extreme case I've ever heard of was a church that required it's members to tithe based on their income. That's the most extreme. Outside of that, it's 100% voluntary. There've been many preachers that have promoted tithing as a way for God's blessings, but it's very, very rarely a forceful thing.

Again, love to see actual citations on people being forced to tithe. I've been in church for 23+ years, and been to dozens, if not hundreds of church gatherings, and I've never once seen someone forced to give.

Well a few countries in Europe still levy a tax on anybody who claims to be a member of certain religions, read this Wiki article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_tax

 

Which is something the government is doing.

Not the actual religion.

It's a good reason for religion to not be socialized.