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yeah, sure. so this thread is about wanting to remove the churchs' tax exempt status. unless you also do it to the rest of the non profits, it aint right. 195 posts about that? i was only reading the drama.
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There is a certain economy of scale in that no one family is overly burdened when the church gets to the size we are. However, there is certainly no motivation to be larger for size sake. More families mean more masses which means we need more priests, larger school etc.
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and rage....you can't seriously believe that a church's ONLY motive for income is growth.... It makes sense that they should grow to servie their parisioners, but they spend their money providing for those in need. Not all religions are evil. bad apples, for sure....but as a whole? be real.
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There may be some effort made at the diocese level, but we don't send out door ringers. We try to make people feel welcome when they visit and there's a certain level of effort made to keep teens in the flock. But that's about it. Not that I'm saying the Catholic church is perfect. Look how Syc got treated in StL.
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So, no preference about large families or contraception, then? was i thinking of some other church?
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I said they do not qualify as a charity based on the fact that their funds are spent on growth alone or to a VAST majority. I don't believe in evil. |
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ORLY?
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No to the first and yes, but to the latter. There is no pressure at all to have large families. Most folks in the area have two or three. That's not to say we don't have any large families. But no pressure to do so. As to the other - globally, there is a strict prohibition against contraception. Locally, it's more of a don't ask don't tell sort of thing. Once you're in the church and married, no one is going to ask if you're on the pill or whatnot. The question only gets asked when going through the marriage preparation. And even then my experience is that most priests ask something along the lines of "If you are blessed with children, will you receive them gladly". *shrug* No organization run by mortal man is perfect.
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(Incidentally, my husband grew up in this sect and his family is still part of it. I have never been to a "meeting", myself. I am just posting this to point out that there are sects of religion that do meet in homes, only and have no collection or tithing.) |
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COTWP has not yet started accepting donations...though maybe we should.
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I also belong to the CCFA (Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America). They do no charity work and yet they are a non-profit.
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What original religion? Catholic? Jesus? I know...it is a whole new debate, but I want to understand what you mean by that.
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