i have tons of examples of what sucks about it, but one of the main ones that sticks out is preying on the weakened. an ex of mine wanted me to go to her church when i moved to philly. i went just because i never really denied an invite of anyone of my friends or family. i didn't mind going back then, but i never felt anything and sometimes even end up feeling bad because in my head i'm ridiculing some of them who really look to be hoping to have prayers answered.
well at her church, they had fold out wooden chairs (about 20 of them) and no heat in the building. you could hear water dripping from pipes but they did have lights. the congregation was not enough to fill the 20 chairs and they usually walked there, b/c they had no cars. the reverend and his wife both come in 500 series mercedes and cadillac dts, respectively. they singled out people who didn't put anything in the offering plate - "i see, sister mary isn't feeling it today!" that was completely wrong. maybe she was feeling it but didn't have money.
the bigger churches with full lighting and concert band and 2 led screens - same thing. instead of singling out people who didn't contribute (because there were 3 services a day with 500 people each), they instead passed the plate 3 times per service. the accountants blasted people who put $1 in, saying "the light bill is $6000/month alone, what are these people thinking with a dollar?".
yeah, no thanks! i'm good.
well at her church, they had fold out wooden chairs (about 20 of them) and no heat in the building. you could hear water dripping from pipes but they did have lights. the congregation was not enough to fill the 20 chairs and they usually walked there, b/c they had no cars. the reverend and his wife both come in 500 series mercedes and cadillac dts, respectively. they singled out people who didn't put anything in the offering plate - "i see, sister mary isn't feeling it today!" that was completely wrong. maybe she was feeling it but didn't have money.
the bigger churches with full lighting and concert band and 2 led screens - same thing. instead of singling out people who didn't contribute (because there were 3 services a day with 500 people each), they instead passed the plate 3 times per service. the accountants blasted people who put $1 in, saying "the light bill is $6000/month alone, what are these people thinking with a dollar?".
yeah, no thanks! i'm good.
they can land a rover on mars, yet they still have to stick a human finger up my ass to do a prostate exam?! - ricky gervais
