Churches will get the money if they are giving people what they need. The problem is, most churches are just staying alive to stay alive. People don’t give money for that.
I don’t hawk-eye every week what our collections are but I paid attention for last Sunday,
$11,000+ general collection
$ 6,000+ Coal Fund (there is always a second collection but that really seems to be a lot as well.)
Maybe our Church was just being generous the Sunday before the Election. I don’t think it is an inordinately large Church and those are good collections.
CATHOLICS: Remember that the second collection on Nov 23rd goes to groups like ACORN (although they have stopped direct financing of ACORN while investigating missing money) and UNION organizing. Please consider giving instead to the Little Sisters of the Poor.
In the past couple of year I haven’t picked ou the phone if I didn’t recognize the number. Not any more. These days when they turn out to be some non-profit, I tell them I need to wait until the Obama plan kicks in to see what I have left. Since I get calls almnost dai;y, these days I look forward to the calls.
I’ve got about an extra $10 to give this year. It’s going to The Salvation Army.
But the loose coins in my sofa are going to Free Republic. :)
Flip Wilson:
“Before this church can do great things for God, it’s gotta learn to crawl.”
“Let it crawl, Rev” shouts the congregation, “Let it crawl.”
“And when it’s learned to crawl” the preacher continued, “it’s gotta learn to walk.”
“Let it walk,” the congregation responds loudly, “Let it walk!”
Then, fixing them with his eye, the preacher shouted, “And when it’s learned to walk, it’s gotta run and we all know a church can’t run without money!”
There is a momentary silence, then the congregation responds,
“Let it crawl, Rev, let it crawl!”
I think the churches should approach the bamey voters.....they seem to have a ton of money and we know they are so much better than we losers..