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[–] [email protected] 116 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Acts 4:34-36

"For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales and lay them at the apostles’ feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need."

They mean this Christianity, right???

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Somehow that translates to you have to give 10% of your income to Pastor Brian. Any other form of charity is great but you should still give Pastor Brian his 10% because he's doing a lot by telling you to give him 10% of your income.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The vast majority of pastors are volunteers or bi-vocational. And yes there are abuses. But also lots of them giving their time and resources to care for the under-resourced. My church''s sr. pastor is going from full time to bi-vocational this year because inflation hit the church and his family. But our church distributed 12 million pounds of food since covid

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Ok? So now he's earned 10% of my income?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The tithe doesn't go to a pastor, it goes to fund the whole ministry. People working full time deserve a living wage, he's no different. Most Christians don't tithe anyway, it's usually 15% of the people giving 85% of the funds.

Our church distributed those millions of pounds of food on a $350k total budget each year which includes still paying mortgage on an under-maintained property. The total payroll and benefits for two full time and four part time staff was $165k last year. I don't think they're robbing people who chose to support that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I really not sure your point. Does acts tell you that God requires you to give 10% of your income?

Your church sounds like an outlier. Many of the church I've seen have been seeded by larger churches and ministries which they are then indebted to. Most of which would not be so forthcoming with their financials.

Thats not the question though. Why is it a church would say that tithing 10% of your income is a requirement?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because it's a tradition from the old testament that some (by no means all) churches use. It's nowhere near as universal as your own anecdotal references seem to imply.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Yours is the only ethical church.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” – sounds familiar 🤔

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Oh yeah there’s a reason a chunk of early communists were Christian pacifists

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Christian communism is a theological view (with some historic precedent) that believes Jesus and his apostles were the first communists, so the overlap is clearly there.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Not THAT Christianity. The war hungry, blood thirsty, brown people hating, brainwashing Christianity!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

which does all of it's atrocities out of love

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Love for only those that are worthy .... everyone else is an animal that is working for Satan and should be killed in the name of God

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Ah, yes, the Crusaders. Using religion to further the state since the HRE.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Exactly! People keep confusing Christianity with the bible but the former is a patriotic American religion and the latter is middle eastern leftist propaganda

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago

And prevent anyone from being really rich.

And prevent banks from getting too big.

And be hospitable to refugees.

And a whole lot of other things that Y’all Qaeda don’t want.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In many historical societies including ancient Christian, Jewish, and Islamic societies, usury meant the charging of interest of any kind, and was considered wrong, or was made illegal.[3]

BTW chrishitery should be the next capitalist McCarthyism. Muhh! red hats!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (10 children)
  • Deuteronomy 23:19-20 – “^19^ You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest. ^20^ You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess.”
  • Exodus 22:25 – “^25^ If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.”
  • Deuteronomy 15:1-3 – “^1^ At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts. ^2^ And this is the regulation for the release of debts: every creditor is to forgive what he has loaned to his neighbor; he shall not require it of his neighbor and his brother, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed. ^3^ From a foreigner you may require it, but your hand shall forgive whatever of yours is with your brother.”
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

No, no this is the part of Christianity where we convert heretics. With heavy automatic weaponry

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"I say the whole world must learn of our peaceful ways.

By force!"

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"You don't actually read the bible, you just cherry picked some bits out of the atheist meme book" - actual response I've gotten when I've brought this up.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Funny, the whole thing is supposed to be applicable. They can't just ignore the parts that fit your terrible atheist agenda. And these points certainly aren't a matter of ignored context.

I've actually had other Christians argue against the message of love preached by Jesus, saying it's inapplicable here or there. Of course, I can't be a true Christian if I want equal rights for "the gays," healthcare for all, or any of the other various far left (for the US) views I hold.

Note: I'm a Christian who firmly supports the separation of church and state, sooooo...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Sneaky little atheistses, always being tricksy to outsmart the omnipotent & omniscient creator and maintainer of existence itself, precious!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The government is going to force all women to have abortions to prove they’ve been faithful

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You mean with a magic potion of dirty water that should not by any mechanism cause an abortion that doubled as a paternity test because God would only cause the abortion if she cheated.

Realistically this probably mostly served to cow men into accepting that their wife's child is theirs regardless of any suspicions because God said so. There's a reason being Jewish is matrilineal.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

That's accurate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Obviously, he meant Maronite Christianity, which is the only^tm^ true^tm^ christianity^tm^

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Jesus' version or Roman version?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

This is funny and it makes me feel good. But you know as well as I do, that it doesn't matter what any religious text says is right or wrong. Fascism and capitalism will take control and health care will be a personal problem.

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