It's the same old Bible-bashing going on. And yeah, i get it. There's (alot of) things in Scripture that ticks, even born again, people off. (But the difference is: saved people know the Lord is right - always right.) Can ya spell, "flesh wars with the Spirit"? (Paul said that somewhere in the New Testament). While even lost people - who value their jobs more than enough to remain mum on what's normal, and what's just plain gross - might want to shout AMEN when the preacher quotes Scripture, in calling out that abomination for what it is, there is one big topic that both saved and lost get seriously sideways about.
As if tithing one's gross income isn't hard enough, what we're expected to do with what's left - after taxes and basic living expenses - is to fork over even more. Don't recall the exact location of the New Testament verse, but it goes like this: "work with your hands and give to those in need."
Heard that Scripture recently being preached, and yeah, a part of me silently bristled a "say what?" Tell me i'm alone in feeling this way - Bible also says (somewhere in the Old Testament) and it goes like this, "nothing new under the sun." So, would not be surprised if alot of the Bible-bashing is (bitter) rooted in the subject of economics - not just what's moral, and what's not.
The Christian churches listen to David Ramsey [multimillionaire] put down the poor and don't pay attention to economic realities of today especially of the young. They vote mostly for those who deny health insurance and do money clean outs, not that the DNC is much pbetter but there's far fewer cuts to the social safety nets under Dems. God never answered my own prayers about money, poverty can destroy lives, take away the memories that should have been. Bring embarrassment, isolation, ostracization, suffering, lack of medical care. We are doing okay now, but I know that may not last. The good job never came and neither did stability. Society rejects those without money and life planet wide is a brutal scramble, which is one reason I no longer believe in the concept of a God that directly intervenes anymore. I saw and knew people far poorer then me where their lives became ruined and there was no recourse, no help to be had. The worse always seems to happen too, what kind of God but an evil one would be in charge of this planet if there was one. See my latest post.
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