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Lancero

(3,011 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2015, 12:57 PM Jul 2015

Church sends collection notices to members

Most people who attend church are used to seeing the offering plate passed around the pews. People donate what they can as a proud member of the congregation.

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Petterson said finding the Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church was a blessing. The single mother had been looking for a church closer to her new home and six months in, things were going perfectly. That is, until she received an odd letter at her home last week.

"To be a member in good standing and have the right to vote, adults are to contribute the minimum amount of $50 per month," read Petterson.

To her surprise it was from the church stating she was delinquent in her financial support.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/hillsborough-regional-news/church-members-complain-about-collection-notices

Huh, whatever happened to offer what you can?

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Church sends collection notices to members (Original Post) Lancero Jul 2015 OP

A letter like that Cirque du So-What Jul 2015 #1

I'd send a picture too... Lancero Jul 2015 #4

I find it refreshing they are so up front about the money. randys1 Jul 2015 #2

honesty, however rude is usually a favor HFRN Jul 2015 #3

"Primitive Baptist"? KamaAina Jul 2015 #5

All that sky guy bull is a scam madokie Jul 2015 #6

Unfortunately nothing new MurrayDelph Jul 2015 #7

Indeed Nothing new packman Jul 2015 #8

The Mormons send bills jmowreader Jul 2015 #9

So what does the Bible say about tithing in her church? Stellar Jul 2015 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2015 #11

I'll bet this congregation never hears a sermon on the Widow's Mites. PADemD Jul 2015 #12

Why do I picture this church being run by Rev. Lovejoy from the Simpsons? Initech Jul 2015 #13

Religion is the biggest scam/racket on the planet. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #14

Members can also be caught up in law suits in some States Sam_Fields Jul 2015 #15

Cirque du So-What

(25,962 posts)

1. A letter like that

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:01 PM

Jul 2015

would receive a picture of my ass - replete with gnarly hemorrhoids and captioned 'KISS HERE' - in reply.

Lancero

(3,011 posts)

4. I'd send a picture too...

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:02 PM

Jul 2015

Though it'd be of a filled toilet, marked 'Eat this'.

randys1

(16,286 posts)

2. I find it refreshing they are so up front about the money.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:02 PM

Jul 2015

HFRN

(1,469 posts)

3. honesty, however rude is usually a favor

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:02 PM

Jul 2015

she just got a lot of future time back

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

5. "Primitive Baptist"?

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:08 PM

Jul 2015

madokie

(51,076 posts)

6. All that sky guy bull is a scam

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:18 PM

Jul 2015

I've been a non religious, in fact more like an atheist since I was 14 years old and I'm 67 now and I find no problems with that. Plus I've saved my sanity and a ton on money in the process.

MurrayDelph

(5,300 posts)

7. Unfortunately nothing new

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:30 PM

Jul 2015

An elderly neighbor (who passed away about 30 years ago), used to receive coded empty envelopes from her Catholic church so they could track her tithing.

Me, if I receive a request from an organization (even one I believed in) that has donation amounts pre-filled in (especially the ones that tell you that they really want at least the second-lowest amount), I get to exercise my shredder.

packman

(16,296 posts)

8. Indeed Nothing new

Reply to MurrayDelph (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:41 PM

Jul 2015

Our family used to receive a box of envelopes- 52 (one for each week)- from our Roman Catholic church with our family name printed on it. The "special" holidays such as Easter and Good Friday had different colors than the rest which meant the church expected a bit more. They were very good in squeezing money out of their parishioners.

jmowreader

(50,561 posts)

9. The Mormons send bills

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:49 PM

Jul 2015

Get Out of Hell Free cards are far from free, ladies and gentlemen, and if you want to belong to a club you have to pay dues.

Stellar

(5,644 posts)

10. So what does the Bible say about tithing in her church?

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:58 PM

Jul 2015

It's no wonder the minister hasn't returned their calls for a response.

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PADemD

(4,482 posts)

12. I'll bet this congregation never hears a sermon on the Widow's Mites.

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:14 PM

Jul 2015

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+21%3A1-4&version=KJV

Initech

(100,093 posts)

13. Why do I picture this church being run by Rev. Lovejoy from the Simpsons?

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:20 PM

Jul 2015

"This strange and almost certainly evil new religion, the Movementarians, is nothing more than a pack of rituals and chants designed to take away the money of fools. Let's say The Lord's Prayer 40 times but first let's pass the collection plate!".

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

14. Religion is the biggest scam/racket on the planet.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:49 PM

Jul 2015

Sam_Fields

(305 posts)

15. Members can also be caught up in law suits in some States

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:57 PM

Jul 2015

In Oregon the catholic Church child rape lawsuits led to naming all members of the Archdiocese as defendants and if the Church didn't pay then the plaintiffs could have collected from the members.

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