so yesterday i was at my niece's baptism, i was the godfather
it went really well, even though the priest seemed intent on trying to drown kids with holy water
one thing annoyed me though, and thats even though im agnostic
that priest was peddling wares in the temple
he was trying to get us to buy coloring books for kids, and other such products
now if i remember correctly, Christianity's main man, Jesus, wasnt all too happy when some merchants set up shops in some temple
but i guess 2000 years of evolution means you can forget such doctrines
hypocrisy in the temple
hypocrisy in the temple
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Lots of churchs sell things. Mostly smaller ones because they dont have a large enough member base to support themselves. I think its fine, personally. But then again... i dont go to church.
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yea i know... churches always need to get their roof fixed or something
but around here i'd say the problem is we got too many church
back in joliette (about 35-40k population) we had at least 5-6 churches, and a cathedral
they busted a church, and made it into a library...
but around here i'd say the problem is we got too many church
back in joliette (about 35-40k population) we had at least 5-6 churches, and a cathedral
they busted a church, and made it into a library...
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Depends, are they just covering the cost of the item, or are they trying to make a profit, and who is the profit going too? I pretty sure when Jesus got upset it was because people were selling things to make a profit for themeslves, trying to get rich off selling people things to use in church, I think it's different if the church itself is selling something to raise money for the church. There is a big difference between the church doing a fundraiser and somebody outside the church coming in to make a profit by selling you something you need for you church service, like a hymnal or something.
Either way what you described at that church sounds tacky, trying to sell things in church just doesn't seem right no matter who get's the profit. I say do your fundraising out of the church.
Either way what you described at that church sounds tacky, trying to sell things in church just doesn't seem right no matter who get's the profit. I say do your fundraising out of the church.
If you are talking about a priest then you are talking about Catholics yes, not Christianinty they are different.
Jesus got upset because the money lenders had turned Gods house into a den of thieves.
He also pointed out that on the sabbath you shouldn't do any trading so I've always wondered why there are shops in Churches.
Jesus got upset because the money lenders had turned Gods house into a den of thieves.
He also pointed out that on the sabbath you shouldn't do any trading so I've always wondered why there are shops in Churches.