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Gay Catholics to mark offered money
http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S11741.html?cat=1 | 11/03/2005 | kstp.com

Posted on 11/07/2005 10:58:31 AM PST by Antioch

Minnesota churches will soon see a sign of protest in collection plates. Gay Catholics and their supporters plan to mark their donations to send a message to let the church know who exactly is giving them their money. Cash donations will be marked with a pink triangle around the pyramid on the back, while checks will have a notation in the memo field.

“If you want our money, then support us,” says parishioner Tom Degree. “They need to know how much they are receiving from GLBT congregants.”

Degree and others are concerned about several positions the Catholic church has taken recently, such as banning gay priests. “I think that’s a bright idea,” says Rachel Dykosky. “I think they should let them know where the money is coming from. The church needs to know who is supporting them.”

Others think the protest is too political, and doesn’t belong in church. “It’s incomprehensible to me that they would do that. I don’t see any logic in it,” says Florence Pope.

Degree thinks the search for marked money will be similar to the church’s search for gay members in seminaries.

“This is gay money,” degree says. “If you don’t feel comfortable taking it, throw it away.”


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: amchurch; cafeteriacatholics; cinos; homosexualagenda; sin
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Hard to see the point of this activism. To let the Church know how many people are gay? Isn't that already known? or maybe it's just committing felonies by defacing currency in order to buy an absolution?

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1 posted on 11/07/2005 10:58:32 AM PST by Antioch
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To: Antioch

Gays are so wierd.


2 posted on 11/07/2005 10:59:41 AM PST by bonfire (dwindler)
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It's only a felony if you deface with the intent to defraud, such as making a $1 bill look like a $20. I learned that from a guy who makes jewelry out of coins (he had photocopies of the statutes).

However, this still won't do jack so far as getting the Church to accept evil as good.


3 posted on 11/07/2005 11:01:25 AM PST by FormerLib (Kosova: "land stolen from Serbs and given to terrorist killers in a futile attempt to appease them.")
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Disgusting.


4 posted on 11/07/2005 11:02:54 AM PST by onyx ((Vicksburg, MS) North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: Antioch

What's that internet slang term? "Attention whore"?


5 posted on 11/07/2005 11:08:28 AM PST by Dumb_Ox (Hoc ad delectationem stultorum scriptus est)
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HANDLE WITH CARE.  AIDS.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

6 posted on 11/07/2005 11:16:45 AM PST by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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I wonder if the church would actually consider not taking the money?

Or better yet earmark that money specifically to a counseling service geared toward turning gays back to heteros. Ha ha.


7 posted on 11/07/2005 11:22:44 AM PST by One Proud Dad
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Maybe they can just buy indulgences.


8 posted on 11/07/2005 11:22:46 AM PST by thoughtomator (Alito Akbar)
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“I think they should let them know where the money is coming from. The church needs to know who is supporting them.”
Christ supports His Church, though the devil sometimes makes deliveries.
9 posted on 11/07/2005 11:23:39 AM PST by eastsider
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In other news, American corporation cleanses its corporate logo...

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10 posted on 11/07/2005 11:35:04 AM PST by Antioch (Benedikt Gott Geschickt)
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Just put the bill in the bill counter and let'r rip. I wouldn't notice the "protest". And if I saw it, I'd ignore it.

I've written "bush 1" on some dollar bills when I go into liberal onclaves. No big deal.


11 posted on 11/07/2005 11:39:35 AM PST by hattend (Rum and Coke, please!)
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How 'bout the poofters give up their attachment to the sin of sodomy, rather than making stupid little protest gestures?


12 posted on 11/07/2005 11:51:08 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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Is this like a substitute for confession? What should I put on my check if I spend too much time on the computer and sneak chocolate late at night?


13 posted on 11/07/2005 11:55:57 AM PST by Tax-chick (I'm not being paid enough to worry about all this stuff ... so I don't.)
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To: Antioch

Where's (boy) George.com?


14 posted on 11/07/2005 11:58:44 AM PST by Hegemony Cricket (Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof - usually by midmorning, or so.)
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“If you want our money, then support us,” says parishioner Tom Degree.

I guess the queers think Benedict XVI is for sale.

15 posted on 11/07/2005 12:01:07 PM PST by Petronski (Cyborg is the greatest blessing I have ever known.)
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Fine with me. But they shouldn't be heard to complain if the church actually keeps track of the marked money from gays and compares it to the overall receipts.


16 posted on 11/07/2005 12:01:16 PM PST by Kryptonite (McCain, Graham, Warner, Snowe, Collins, DeWine, Chafee - put them in your sights)
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Degree and others are concerned about several positions the Catholic church has taken recently, such as banning gay priests.

Yes, the Catholic faith has always supported gay priests. It was only recently they were banned.

/sarc. off

17 posted on 11/07/2005 12:02:35 PM PST by Forest Keeper
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I think its a weak attempt to trip up a church into participating in sin. The (twisted) logic being something like. "when you see our triangle bills, you'll know that somewhere in your church are gay parishers, unrepentant and with no intention of leaving. By collecting, pooling and spending the money, the you will be benefitting (and by extention, sanctioning) our behaviour.

Its like when the govt tries to force Catholic schools to adopt non-discrimination policies as a backdoor to forcing gay rights into the curriculum

18 posted on 11/07/2005 12:03:19 PM PST by Antioch (Benedikt Gott Geschickt)
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“If you want our money, then support us,”

Apparently homosexuals believe that morality is for sale.

19 posted on 11/07/2005 12:04:21 PM PST by FourPeas
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“If you want our money, then support us,” says parishioner Tom Degree.

Rachel Dykosky thinks the whole initiative is a fine idea as well

20 posted on 11/07/2005 12:07:01 PM PST by Antioch (Benedikt Gott Geschickt)
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