The practice of selling sacraments is one of the things that caused Martin Luther to Protest.
Thanks for the link with the explanation, A.A. The money goes to either the church or the govt.
Still, I may be a bit too independent to care about the distinction. If a church is levying a tax on me thru the govt., it has no right to then ask for tithing or donations.
My ancestors fled, at various times, the Church of Scotland, Church of England and Lutheran Church. Thanks to my mother, I am even a second cousin of the direct line of Patrick Henry. She even grew up with them.
Let’s say you own a restaurant. By your argument, you would have no problem with customers who have money in their pockets not paying their food bills, they could come in and use the restroom for free, they could hold a wedding there and use the heat/a.c. along with lighting and water for free, make a big mess and leave it for you to clean up, and they could use your waiters without paying them (hey,kind and generous owner that you are, you would love to pay them out of your own pocket).