(August 18, 2015 at 4:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote: ask them for one new thing, that theology accomplished in the past 500 years.
They have managed this.....
Let's assume for a moment that the building pictured was sold and that all the money was donated to the poor.
Okay, now what?
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The money is all gone, the people get hungry again and the Church has nowhere to meet to A) worship God and B) provide childcare for working mothers and networking opportunities for the unemployed as well as plan the charity work that would actually feed and shelter the poor for the long haul rather than just the few meals they got from the proceeds.
Wealth works best when it is accumulated and put to work in large quantities.
It's hard to think through these issues clearly when you're bitter and angry, Min, but Jesus loves you, and you should go to confession while you still can.
You're not getting any younger, you know.