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To: 2sheep
All I know is that when I GAVE a dollar, blood, food, toys, whatever... there weren't any strings. I didn't even claim it on my taxes.

But when people go to the streets or go on TV and stare into the camera and say "YOU don't give enough... ...Give till it stops hurting... We appreciate your help but WE need MORE..." and those same bleeding hearts buy skyboxes at Enron Field when I've NEVER been to a major league game in my life... Or the red Cross dumps the blood... or the "victims" fight over whether they receive. $1.6MM or $2.3MM...

Then that's it. I'm done. The pigeons can find another sucker to eat his corn and dump on his head.

PS: Nothing against you, brother, but my well has gone dry.
27 posted on 08/28/2002 10:13:55 PM PDT by BradyLS
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To: BradyLS
>Then that's it. I'm done. The pigeons can find another sucker to eat his corn and dump on his head.  PS: Nothing against you, brother, but my well has gone dry.

I understand what you are saying.  You have given and been victimized my some middle man.  There were a number of threads after the towers fell about millions of dollars sent in to the Red Cross not getting to the victims' families.  Also, some Christian ministries appear to be gathering money to make their own name great rather than the L~rd's.  United Way funds non-Christian causes.  There have been and always will be some crooks and abuses in the system.

We are not to take it out on the poor and certainly never to despise the poor because they are poor, but rather to be more discerning and creative about how to get funds from one's own hand to the needy, with the least cost in between.  We have strong feelings about not funding those with false doctrines to continue to preach false doctrines as well.  Each of us will be judged on how we treat others, so we need to continue in well doing, but that doesn't mean you have to use agencies.  Responsible stewardship includes checking out agencies, if you give to them.  Here's one we have heard good things about:  Mercy Corps.   Hereafter is a section written to people in troublesome times, encouraging godliness, and not to be led away in wickedness.

2Pe 3:11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
5 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

32 posted on 08/28/2002 11:05:19 PM PDT by 2sheep
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