Would you OR do you pay a tithing to a religious institution?
Why or why not?
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SW-User
No, you will be surprised where the money goes.
In the Church of England it is accountants , legal teams, architects, PAs for bishops, and a little for priests. Four bedrooms houses for curates.
The charismatic ones rarely reveal their accounts to their members. And some of ‘pastors’ have healthy bank balances.
Take care with Bethel, Hillsong , and New Frontiers.
Let’s face it, Franklin Graham and John Piper are not exactly poor.
There are other ways of giving: a food bank, a hospice, a crisis appeal.
But again take care, a lot is diverted to accountants fat wallets.
In the Church of England it is accountants , legal teams, architects, PAs for bishops, and a little for priests. Four bedrooms houses for curates.
The charismatic ones rarely reveal their accounts to their members. And some of ‘pastors’ have healthy bank balances.
Take care with Bethel, Hillsong , and New Frontiers.
Let’s face it, Franklin Graham and John Piper are not exactly poor.
There are other ways of giving: a food bank, a hospice, a crisis appeal.
But again take care, a lot is diverted to accountants fat wallets.
@SW-User Why do you keep bashing other Christians? There is no fault on calling out false teachers but pretending Churches in England are fat cats is ridiculous.
SW-User
@BritishFailedAesthetic
I thought I would be challenged.
Let’s keep to the question posed.
I’ve given the Church of England perspective from when I was on the Standing committee of a large Church of England Parish for five years.
Sometimes you get snippets in the paper too. Ill quote three. The Archbishop of York advertising for a PA at £82 000 a year!
The Diocese of Oxford, spending half a million challenging and losing its case against its former Dean. The shear waste of resources in the Mappa Mundi scandal at Lincoln which dragged on for years, its present woes continue.
I could site examples from elsewhere. A member of my team was a Founder member of New Frontiers, oh dear.
If you want to get a wider perspective of the charismatic movement. Look at Beyond Belief by Ellie Hardy. But I digress.
There are genuine churches, the Baptists for example.
As I conclude elsewhere, giving money to a local charity is of much more value, as long as you are careful, the accountants are vultures.
I stand by what I have written.
I thought I would be challenged.
Let’s keep to the question posed.
I’ve given the Church of England perspective from when I was on the Standing committee of a large Church of England Parish for five years.
Sometimes you get snippets in the paper too. Ill quote three. The Archbishop of York advertising for a PA at £82 000 a year!
The Diocese of Oxford, spending half a million challenging and losing its case against its former Dean. The shear waste of resources in the Mappa Mundi scandal at Lincoln which dragged on for years, its present woes continue.
I could site examples from elsewhere. A member of my team was a Founder member of New Frontiers, oh dear.
If you want to get a wider perspective of the charismatic movement. Look at Beyond Belief by Ellie Hardy. But I digress.
There are genuine churches, the Baptists for example.
As I conclude elsewhere, giving money to a local charity is of much more value, as long as you are careful, the accountants are vultures.
I stand by what I have written.
@SW-User Wouldn't it be more productive to call out false teachers on these posts?
Anyway tithing must be to the church- if you have the money you can also give to charities.
Tithing to my church (which I struggle with) results in helping the homeless, refugees and people with special needs in our community- good use of money, no?
Anyway tithing must be to the church- if you have the money you can also give to charities.
Tithing to my church (which I struggle with) results in helping the homeless, refugees and people with special needs in our community- good use of money, no?
SW-User
@BritishFailedAesthetic Yes, you are fortunate.
I take the wider view, that ‘giving’ centres round the Parables of Matthew 25 and the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
I take the wider view, that ‘giving’ centres round the Parables of Matthew 25 and the Parable of the Good Samaritan.
@SW-User Sure but someone must pay the staff member's salary to keep the church going.