Kasz216 said:
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.
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Several Christian denominations still charge a tithe I think.
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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.
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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
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Which is something the government is doing. Not the actual religion. It's a good reason for religion to not be socialized.
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I'm shocked that Europe does this. No wonder Christianity is dying so quickly there. We've never done this in America, to my knowledge. And I agree with you, Kasz...This is a bad thing for religion, and the people involved.
But it does come down to the fact that the church isn't the one forcing this, only the government that's trying to destory the churches.
