Thu Jul 16, 2015, 12:57 PM

Lancero (2,795 posts)

Church sends collection notices to members

Most people who attend church are used to seeing the offering plate passed around the pews. People donate what they can as a proud member of the congregation.

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Petterson said finding the Greater Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church was a blessing. The single mother had been looking for a church closer to her new home and six months in, things were going perfectly. That is, until she received an odd letter at her home last week.

"To be a member in good standing and have the right to vote, adults are to contribute the minimum amount of $50 per month," read Petterson.

To her surprise it was from the church stating she was delinquent in her financial support.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/hillsborough-regional-news/church-members-complain-about-collection-notices

Huh, whatever happened to offer what you can?

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15 replies	Author	Time	Post
Church sends collection notices to members (Original post)	Lancero	Jul 2015	OP
A letter like that	Cirque du So-What	Jul 2015	#1
I'd send a picture too...	Lancero	Jul 2015	#4
I find it refreshing they are so up front about the money.	randys1	Jul 2015	#2
honesty, however rude is usually a favor	HFRN	Jul 2015	#3
"Primitive Baptist"?	KamaAina	Jul 2015	#5
All that sky guy bull is a scam	madokie	Jul 2015	#6
Unfortunately nothing new	MurrayDelph	Jul 2015	#7
Indeed Nothing new	packman	Jul 2015	#8
The Mormons send bills	jmowreader	Jul 2015	#9
So what does the Bible say about tithing in her church?	Stellar	Jul 2015	#10
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2015	#11
I'll bet this congregation never hears a sermon on the Widow's Mites.	PADemD	Jul 2015	#12
Why do I picture this church being run by Rev. Lovejoy from the Simpsons?	Initech	Jul 2015	#13
Religion is the biggest scam/racket on the planet.	Arugula Latte	Jul 2015	#14
Members can also be caught up in law suits in some States	Sam_Fields	Jul 2015	#15

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:01 PM

Cirque du So-What (22,479 posts)

1. A letter like that

would receive a picture of my ass - replete with gnarly hemorrhoids and captioned 'KISS HERE' - in reply.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:02 PM

Lancero (2,795 posts)

4. I'd send a picture too...

Though it'd be of a filled toilet, marked 'Eat this'.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:02 PM

randys1 (16,286 posts)

2. I find it refreshing they are so up front about the money.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:02 PM

HFRN (1,469 posts)

3. honesty, however rude is usually a favor

she just got a lot of future time back

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:08 PM

KamaAina (78,249 posts)

5. "Primitive Baptist"?

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:18 PM

madokie (51,076 posts)

6. All that sky guy bull is a scam

I've been a non religious, in fact more like an atheist since I was 14 years old and I'm 67 now and I find no problems with that. Plus I've saved my sanity and a ton on money in the process.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:30 PM

MurrayDelph (5,015 posts)

7. Unfortunately nothing new

An elderly neighbor (who passed away about 30 years ago), used to receive coded empty envelopes from her Catholic church so they could track her tithing.

Me, if I receive a request from an organization (even one I believed in) that has donation amounts pre-filled in (especially the ones that tell you that they really want at least the second-lowest amount), I get to exercise my shredder.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:41 PM

packman (16,296 posts)

8. Indeed Nothing new

Our family used to receive a box of envelopes- 52 (one for each week)- from our Roman Catholic church with our family name printed on it. The "special" holidays such as Easter and Good Friday had different colors than the rest which meant the church expected a bit more. They were very good in squeezing money out of their parishioners.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:49 PM

jmowreader (48,963 posts)

9. The Mormons send bills

Get Out of Hell Free cards are far from free, ladies and gentlemen, and if you want to belong to a club you have to pay dues.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:58 PM

Stellar (5,644 posts)

10. So what does the Bible say about tithing in her church?

It's no wonder the minister hasn't returned their calls for a response.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:14 PM

PADemD (4,482 posts)

12. I'll bet this congregation never hears a sermon on the Widow's Mites.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+21%3A1-4&version=KJV

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:20 PM

Initech (96,261 posts)

13. Why do I picture this church being run by Rev. Lovejoy from the Simpsons?

"This strange and almost certainly evil new religion, the Movementarians, is nothing more than a pack of rituals and chants designed to take away the money of fools. Let's say The Lord's Prayer 40 times but first let's pass the collection plate!".

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:49 PM

Arugula Latte (50,566 posts)

14. Religion is the biggest scam/racket on the planet.

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 03:57 PM

Sam_Fields (296 posts)

15. Members can also be caught up in law suits in some States

In Oregon the catholic Church child rape lawsuits led to naming all members of the Archdiocese as defendants and if the Church didn't pay then the plaintiffs could have collected from the members.

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