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To: PeterPrinciple
I think there is a story in the Bible about you should take care of your parents before giving to the church. Anyone back me up?

15:1 Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said, 15:2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their5 hands when they eat.” 15:3 He answered them, “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? 15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ 15:5 But you say, ‘If someone tells his father or mother, “Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”11 15:6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition. 15:7 Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,
15:9 and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’"
-- Mat. 15:1-9 [NET]

This article is yet another example of the sensationalism of WND. Never mind that this measure is to prevent charitable giving from being used as a means to Medicaid fraud. Nope, it's automatically yet another case of persecution of Christians.

10 posted on 02/01/2006 11:59:52 AM PST by jude24 ("Thy law is written on the hearts of men, which iniquity itself effaces not." - St. Augustine)
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To: jude24

So merely limiting Christian contribution would still allow them to give to Socialist and Commie things and that's just dandy?


16 posted on 02/01/2006 12:26:01 PM PST by Spirited
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