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JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT!
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT!
(August 18, 2015 at 11:25 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:
(August 18, 2015 at 4:12 pm)Minimalist Wrote: :hide:
They have managed this.....


[Image: celebrity_pastors_megachurch.jpg]:/hide:

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? [Image: shrug.gif]

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.

Or we could assume that those millions were donated to the poor, while a reasonable sum was kept to purchase and run less, but suitable, expensive housing for their parishioners. 

I suppose that would be far too giving though.  Angel
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(September 17, 2015 at 4:04 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: I make change in the coin tendered. If you want courteous treatment, behave courteously. Preaching at me and calling me immoral is not courteous behavior.
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JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 3:25 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Minimalist - August 16, 2015 at 3:27 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 16, 2015 at 3:28 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 3:52 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 16, 2015 at 3:29 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by brewer - August 16, 2015 at 3:31 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Chad32 - August 16, 2015 at 3:37 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 16, 2015 at 3:40 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 3:44 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by IATIA - August 16, 2015 at 5:53 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Lemonvariable72 - August 17, 2015 at 8:13 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 16, 2015 at 3:45 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 16, 2015 at 3:47 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Chad32 - August 16, 2015 at 3:48 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Iroscato - August 16, 2015 at 3:53 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Salacious B. Crumb - August 16, 2015 at 4:02 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 16, 2015 at 4:09 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by vorlon13 - August 16, 2015 at 5:49 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by abaris - August 16, 2015 at 5:59 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 16, 2015 at 6:01 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ronedee - August 16, 2015 at 6:45 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 16, 2015 at 7:00 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 7:45 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ronedee - August 16, 2015 at 7:54 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 8:17 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by *Deidre* - August 16, 2015 at 9:28 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ronedee - August 16, 2015 at 9:54 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Wyrd of Gawd - August 17, 2015 at 6:21 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 16, 2015 at 6:47 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by *Deidre* - August 16, 2015 at 7:07 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ronedee - August 16, 2015 at 7:39 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 7:54 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ronedee - August 16, 2015 at 7:56 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 8:25 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Minimalist - August 18, 2015 at 2:04 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Salacious B. Crumb - August 16, 2015 at 8:00 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ronedee - August 16, 2015 at 8:03 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Salacious B. Crumb - August 16, 2015 at 8:26 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by abaris - August 16, 2015 at 8:51 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by *Deidre* - August 16, 2015 at 9:24 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Chad32 - August 16, 2015 at 7:21 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Chad32 - August 16, 2015 at 7:44 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ronedee - August 16, 2015 at 7:46 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Nope - August 16, 2015 at 8:29 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Chad32 - August 16, 2015 at 8:40 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 17, 2015 at 3:08 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by surreptitious57 - August 16, 2015 at 8:42 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Mr.wizard - August 16, 2015 at 8:57 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by *Deidre* - August 16, 2015 at 10:27 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 11:04 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 11:43 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 4:00 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 17, 2015 at 6:30 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 11:11 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 18, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 18, 2015 at 4:11 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 18, 2015 at 5:19 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 18, 2015 at 7:58 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by LostLocke - August 18, 2015 at 8:03 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 18, 2015 at 8:14 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Paraselene - August 18, 2015 at 8:20 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 8:57 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by abaris - August 19, 2015 at 11:05 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 3:27 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Minimalist - August 19, 2015 at 3:50 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by abaris - August 19, 2015 at 3:53 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 4:43 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by abaris - August 19, 2015 at 4:45 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 11:04 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Iroscato - August 19, 2015 at 6:36 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Redbeard The Pink - August 19, 2015 at 10:04 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 18, 2015 at 9:37 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 11:36 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 19, 2015 at 12:27 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 19, 2015 at 12:32 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Redbeard The Pink - August 19, 2015 at 12:43 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 19, 2015 at 8:08 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Redbeard The Pink - August 19, 2015 at 10:49 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 19, 2015 at 1:04 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Salacious B. Crumb - August 19, 2015 at 4:15 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 19, 2015 at 5:13 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 8:46 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 19, 2015 at 12:19 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Brakeman - August 18, 2015 at 9:48 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 18, 2015 at 9:55 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Jackalope - August 16, 2015 at 11:07 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by *Deidre* - August 16, 2015 at 11:39 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ignoramus - August 16, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by *Deidre* - August 16, 2015 at 11:41 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 17, 2015 at 3:12 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 17, 2015 at 7:29 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by vorlon13 - August 17, 2015 at 10:45 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 17, 2015 at 11:20 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 17, 2015 at 7:28 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Faith No More - August 17, 2015 at 11:15 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Nope - August 17, 2015 at 3:49 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by abaris - August 17, 2015 at 6:53 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 17, 2015 at 4:15 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 17, 2015 at 7:46 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by IATIA - August 17, 2015 at 8:06 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by vorlon13 - August 17, 2015 at 10:46 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Faith No More - August 17, 2015 at 11:16 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by SteelCurtain - August 17, 2015 at 11:27 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by vorlon13 - August 17, 2015 at 1:24 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 17, 2015 at 3:51 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Thumpalumpacus - August 17, 2015 at 9:34 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Paraselene - August 18, 2015 at 12:41 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 18, 2015 at 4:17 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 4:41 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 18, 2015 at 4:45 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 18, 2015 at 5:08 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 5:12 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 18, 2015 at 5:13 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 5:18 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 18, 2015 at 4:51 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 4:54 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ignoramus - August 18, 2015 at 5:07 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Ayen - August 18, 2015 at 9:18 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 9:29 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Ayen - August 18, 2015 at 9:38 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 18, 2015 at 9:57 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Minimalist - August 18, 2015 at 4:12 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 11:25 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Bob Kelso - August 19, 2015 at 12:12 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 19, 2015 at 12:29 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Bob Kelso - August 21, 2015 at 3:22 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 21, 2015 at 10:45 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Bob Kelso - August 24, 2015 at 4:05 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Minimalist - August 18, 2015 at 7:02 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by LostLocke - August 18, 2015 at 8:26 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 9:22 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Iroscato - August 18, 2015 at 8:28 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by abaris - August 18, 2015 at 8:31 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 18, 2015 at 11:30 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Iroscato - August 19, 2015 at 7:50 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 19, 2015 at 8:18 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Iroscato - August 19, 2015 at 8:29 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 19, 2015 at 8:11 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 19, 2015 at 11:00 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 19, 2015 at 3:26 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 19, 2015 at 4:56 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 19, 2015 at 5:29 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Ayen - August 19, 2015 at 7:56 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 19, 2015 at 8:24 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Ayen - August 19, 2015 at 8:32 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 19, 2015 at 8:21 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 19, 2015 at 8:22 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ignoramus - August 19, 2015 at 8:39 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Homeless Nutter - August 19, 2015 at 8:53 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 19, 2015 at 9:07 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Longhorn - August 19, 2015 at 9:15 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 3:46 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 19, 2015 at 5:41 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Godschild - August 19, 2015 at 11:02 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 19, 2015 at 11:30 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Ayen - August 19, 2015 at 10:50 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 20, 2015 at 11:47 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by LostLocke - August 21, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Randy Carson - August 21, 2015 at 1:24 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Redbeard The Pink - August 21, 2015 at 9:30 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 19, 2015 at 11:51 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Athene - August 20, 2015 at 12:07 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 20, 2015 at 12:23 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Ayen - August 20, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 20, 2015 at 1:10 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by ignoramus - August 20, 2015 at 2:41 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by Redbeard The Pink - August 20, 2015 at 10:31 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 20, 2015 at 12:30 pm
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by MTL - August 24, 2015 at 8:23 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by I_am_not_mafia - August 24, 2015 at 9:01 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 24, 2015 at 9:20 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by MTL - August 24, 2015 at 10:17 am
RE: JUST OPEN YOUR HEART, DAMMIT! - by robvalue - August 25, 2015 at 2:15 am

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