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Fuck Churches
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 (October 24, 2013 at 9:41 am)Drich Wrote: You have no idea what any of that money is allocated for. If it is already spent, being held to fund a mission, or if it is being held to secure a bond or anything else along those lines. Churches have to operate like businesses in order to make it in a business driven world, which means a insolary glance at a bank statement has nothing to do with their ablity to access their money and or even use it. They can not run like you run your house hold, where if there is money in your account it is avaible to spend. I think you're missing the point: for an organization that provides, as its main product, absolutely nothing of any verifiable value, and treats the price for that as theirs by right, there sure are a lot of breaks and concessions being made for what would be a scam the moment you remove the crosses and the funny hats.
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Oh there's plenty of profit in churches. Don't forget, churches are non-profit, but the PEOPLE who work for the church aren't volunteers. Pastor's gotta feed his kids somehow! I don't know about other countries but in the US to retain the charity status an organization only needs to spend 65% on programs and activities.
![[Image: CheerUp_zps63df8a6b.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i1118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk619%2Fjcincain%2FArt%2520Vault%2FCheerUp_zps63df8a6b.jpg) Thanks to Cinjin for making it more 'sig space' friendly.  Quote:an organization only needs to spend 65% on programs and activities Which can include the "administrative costs" associated with those programs. This makes it merely an exercise in creative accounting. A true "miracle!" 
its funny how Drich--who knows nothing about this church-- is defending it as if the questions raised by the OP are negligent. Considering 'human nature', you'd think skepticism with regards to any organization is in order by rational adults.
apparently not if you're in that club
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 (October 24, 2013 at 12:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Churches do "charity" as a marketing ploy: A spoonful of soup and a spoonful of jesus. Fuck 'em. You've got that backwards. They never feed 'em until after the sermon.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
(October 24, 2013 at 1:47 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote:(October 24, 2013 at 12:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Churches do "charity" as a marketing ploy: A spoonful of soup and a spoonful of jesus. Fuck 'em. Maybe they think they'll turn into gremlins if they do?
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October 24, 2013 at 3:15 pm
(This post was last modified: October 24, 2013 at 4:13 pm by DLJ.)
(October 24, 2013 at 12:12 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote: Someone here ever tried or had sex in a church? Sounds cold. It's ok. He wrapped his cassock around me to keep off the chill. 
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