(August 20, 2015 at 4:38 pm)Spooky Wrote:(August 20, 2015 at 3:57 pm)Beccs Wrote: Read this story a little while ago.
I'm never surprised by anything religions do when it comes to money.
Decent people would be supportive of a sick or ailing member.
But religious people like this aren't decent people. They're greedy bastards
A short anecdote on the subject:
I collect watches, and research them to the point of obsession. You could easily say I've got the equivalent of an Associates degree or better on the subject. I can identify watches with a high degree of accuracy from a decent distance away.
Anyway, I attended a catholic service during the holidays with an ex and her family. A very large portion of the service was about the sins of materialism/wealth/etc and how we should give more money to the poor. He had the balls to say such things with a $15,000.00 Rolex on his wrist! (Two tone gold/stainless Submariner 116613LN)
It wasn't taken kindly when I openly commented on that fact...
Two questions come to mind:
1. Are you privy to how much money "he" donates to charity each year? The watch may represent a mere fraction of his total net worth.
2. Are you confident that your own contributions to the poor are greater than his? Either as a percentage or in total?
