THOU SHALT NOT NICKEL-&-DIME!

[Are_grits_groceries]

CHURCH SHAMES SMALL DONATIONS

It's time to cash in on Catholic guilt.

At least that's what some parishioners think is happening at St. Luke's Church in Whitestone, Queens, where detailed breakdowns of members' weekly donations have begun appearing in the weekly bulletin.

"I don't like it," said Pat McGlinckey, 56. "It's like they're hitting below the belt to get us to give more."

"It just left a bad taste in my mouth," said a 20-year churchgoer who didn't want to be named. "What someone gives is their personal business. They shouldn't be made to feel bad that they're on the lower end of the spectrum."

Without naming names, the church leaflet two weeks ago began revealing exactly how many parishioners tossed their church-supplied donation envelopes into the collection basket at Sunday Mass - and how much cash was in each envelope.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/02222009/news/regionalnews/thou_shalt_not_nickel___dime__156370.htm

Methinks they forgot the widow's mite......

[Crazy Dave]

1. A co-worker of mine once left his Baptist church for the same type of thing

[Cerridwen]

2. Cerridwen's prediction of next week's donations...

508 X $0

Okay, maybe not, but it's what I'd do in response to that crap.

[SmileyRose]

3. that's a lot of money.

Maybe the church needs to be justifying why they need more.

[customerserviceguy]

6. The RCC has been paying off a lot

for the priest scandals. That puts pressure on those who are still in, paying the bills.

[EnviroBat]

4. That's $8435.50 tax free dollars they took in.

They should "count their fucking blessings..."

[customerserviceguy]

5. As a former Catholic

I know that Catholics are nurtured on guilt. The best way to avoid feeling guilty - leave!

[hootinholler]

7. Widow's Mite???

:shrug:

-Hoot

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. here ya go:

"The Jews were instructed to give to the Temple and to the poor as part of their service to God. (So are we). One day Jesus sat at the Temple and watched people putting money into the offering boxes. Some people were rich and gave lots of money. Some gave money, but were unhappy about it. Then an poor woman, a widow, came up to the boxes.

The poor woman put two of the smallest coins there were in the offering box. The disciples with Jesus weren't very impressed, but Jesus said this woman has given more than any other today. How could that be? Jesus said it was because it was all she had."
http://www.ebibleteacher.com/children/lessons/widows.htm