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To: RC2
The easiest way to controll your churches is if you disagree with them, withhold your donations.

I disagree with that blanket approach.

Here is why:

Mark 12:41-44 - And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow: and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. And calling his disciples together, he says to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow has cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury. For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.

Now Jesus knew that all of that money that was going into the treasury was not all spent wisely and some was most likely squandered and misused yet he did not advocate the woman withholding her donation.

Now I'm not advocating giving to the CCHD or some other totally left-wing anti-Church organization. It is just that my Church and my Parish deserve much in the ways of donations with all of the good that they do that is commanded by the Lord.

I don't want to setup an excuse not to sacrifice based on a small questionable slice of the pie being funded. What is better is to identify the offending slice to the Parish, Bishop, whomever and withhold my money for that particular offending slice.

9 posted on 07/14/2010 7:22:26 AM PDT by frogjerk (I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
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To: frogjerk

“withhold my money for that particular offending slice.” You are saying the same as I. The only problem you may run into is if the money goes into a general fund. You won’t know where the money is going. I was part of a parish that went on a large fund raising project to build a new parish center. There were those that wanted the raised money to go into a general fund. We told them that if this happened, we would not ask for the donations from the parish and building would not be built. We had to know where every penny was spent. Not to much to ask from any church.


11 posted on 07/14/2010 7:33:30 AM PDT by RC2
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To: frogjerk

Horsehockey.

I donate to prolife organisations that I trust to spend the funds in a responsible manner.

When parishes fund Catholics for a free choice, why would I donate to the collection?


16 posted on 07/14/2010 10:06:58 AM PDT by BenKenobi (I want to hear more about Sam! Samwise the stouthearted!)
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