"Dear Pastor Rick Warren: Should I pay off my debts or tithe?"

[Bluebear]

Eccch.

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Should I pay off my debts or tithe?

Answer: The Bible encourages us to do both, not one or the other. In fact, I've found again and again that one of the keys to paying off debts is beginning to tithe. It not only brings God's blessing to a person's finances, it also helps them to begin to think more sacrificially, to plan more carefully and to see God's direction more clearly.

If you’d like more resources on money management, Saddleback offers financial counseling, budget workshops, and small group studies about finances.

http://www.saddlebackfamily.com/membership/group_finder/faqs_smallgroup.asp?id=7509#q_49

[The Magistrate]

1. Pure Prosperity Gospel, Sir: The Man Is A Grifter, And That Is All

[BlooInBloo]

2. That's what you get when you will nothingness.

[Mojambo]

3. George Carlin...

When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told. Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!

But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy Shit!

[lostnotforgotten]

4. Me Loves Some George Carlin

eom

[Solly Mack]

5. LOLOL I tithe for visions LMAO

Send me money..I'll give you visions.

LMAO

[gaspee]

6. Fucking scumbag

Snake Oil salesman! Why do Americans fall for this crap?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. Groceries and clean clothes are overrated, Tithe baby, tithe!

[earth mom]

8. That bastard has no shame, and absolutely no ethics either!

:puke:

[enuegii]

9. I've got a better idea, Rick...

why don't you tithe to me? Maybe then I'll miracle about fifty pounds off your fat ass.

[Bucky]

10. Man that flipping 20s graphic is a really old gif

I think it was like the very first moving .gif I ever saw when I discovered the internet back in 1995.

I still admire its seamless looping, by the way. But they don't even make that kind of double sawbuck any more.

[ipfilter]

11. When are Americans going to see these

people as the charlatans that they are.