Posted on 11/07/2005 10:58:31 AM PST by Antioch
Minnesota churches will soon see a sign of protest in collection plates. Gay Catholics and their supporters plan to mark their donations to send a message to let the church know who exactly is giving them their money. Cash donations will be marked with a pink triangle around the pyramid on the back, while checks will have a notation in the memo field.
“If you want our money, then support us,” says parishioner Tom Degree. “They need to know how much they are receiving from GLBT congregants.”
Degree and others are concerned about several positions the Catholic church has taken recently, such as banning gay priests. “I think that’s a bright idea,” says Rachel Dykosky. “I think they should let them know where the money is coming from. The church needs to know who is supporting them.”
Others think the protest is too political, and doesn’t belong in church. “It’s incomprehensible to me that they would do that. I don’t see any logic in it,” says Florence Pope.
Degree thinks the search for marked money will be similar to the church’s search for gay members in seminaries.
“This is gay money,” degree says. “If you don’t feel comfortable taking it, throw it away.”
Gays are so wierd.
It's only a felony if you deface with the intent to defraud, such as making a $1 bill look like a $20. I learned that from a guy who makes jewelry out of coins (he had photocopies of the statutes).
However, this still won't do jack so far as getting the Church to accept evil as good.
Disgusting.
What's that internet slang term? "Attention whore"?
HANDLE WITH CARE. AIDS.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
I wonder if the church would actually consider not taking the money?
Or better yet earmark that money specifically to a counseling service geared toward turning gays back to heteros. Ha ha.
Maybe they can just buy indulgences.
“I think they should let them know where the money is coming from. The church needs to know who is supporting them.”Christ supports His Church, though the devil sometimes makes deliveries.
Just put the bill in the bill counter and let'r rip. I wouldn't notice the "protest". And if I saw it, I'd ignore it.
I've written "bush 1" on some dollar bills when I go into liberal onclaves. No big deal.
How 'bout the poofters give up their attachment to the sin of sodomy, rather than making stupid little protest gestures?
Is this like a substitute for confession? What should I put on my check if I spend too much time on the computer and sneak chocolate late at night?
Where's (boy) George.com?
I guess the queers think Benedict XVI is for sale.
Fine with me. But they shouldn't be heard to complain if the church actually keeps track of the marked money from gays and compares it to the overall receipts.
Yes, the Catholic faith has always supported gay priests. It was only recently they were banned.
/sarc. off
Its like when the govt tries to force Catholic schools to adopt non-discrimination policies as a backdoor to forcing gay rights into the curriculum
Apparently homosexuals believe that morality is for sale.
Rachel Dykosky thinks the whole initiative is a fine idea as well
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