[nckerr]

"I'm not impress with pastors who quit accepting salaries from their churches when they're on the New York Times Best Sellers' List. I think it smacks of peity and purposely gives a false impression. It's like Bill Gates giving away half his salary of $24 billion dollars. That sounds very noble (and it is) until you realize he's keeping the other $24 billion. I could live comfortably on $24 billion."


What is capitalism all about to say bash any rich american who made a profit? When is too much money too much? God says to pay ten percent to him and the government says pay your taxes and capitalism says that you can keep the rest and it is nobodies business. The only exception is if you are taking from a church, of which, he no longer accepts a salary. And to say because he is a minister who happened to write a very good book, he can't make a good living and fly first class if he chooses? Who are the real socialist liberals? Maybe you and the rest of the people who bash anyone making a living outside of the church need to move to France where they control wealth!

[HarleyD]

There is nothing wrong with Christians who are wealthy. If God so deems to give them wealth than who am I to judge. Nor do I believe in the "10% rule". If wealthy Christians decided to keep all their income than that is fine as well and scriptural, IMHO.

But as a general rule I don't give to people who make more than I do. God doesn't want us to do it and says it will be on our head.

He...who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. Proverbs 22:16

[AmericanDave]

I'm with you there's a whole lot of judgement comming down here with little in the way of facts!

[Galveston Grl]

I can not think of a more stupid business tatic than for Contential Airlines to slur and harass a guy who ministers to most of Houston. Big mistake.