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 Mar 17 2007, 04:09 PM
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 this world is unthinkable  Group: Member Posts: 67 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,200  |
who is the start of poverty? who started it? did we? we know that there are millions of people out there that have it worst than us. there are people out there that are starving but what are we doing? we go around and buy the most unimportant things we don't need. we don't need 4 houses all we need is one!!! we don't need 44 cars all we need is one!!!!!!! why are spending money on the things that we don't actually use or need? And when you are donating your money don't do it because its good image for the public or it makes you look like a good person so everyone will like you after that. do it because its the right thing to do. do it because you know you want to. do it because you know that there are people out there that will do anything to get something to eat. do it because its coming from Your HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mar 17 2007, 11:43 PM
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 Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 |
Why should I donate anything? If I had a million dollars, I've earned it. If anything I would give ten percent to the church, but after that, it's my money.
Is it really my problem that people are dying? People die everyday. People die every minute. So, how is my contribution going to affect anything? It's just a guilt trip to get us to donate to a charity, which most of the time take a portion out of the donation. So, if it was really important to feed the little ones over in Africa, why would these charities need to take a portion out of our donations? If they need that little fraction of our donation to survive as a charity, then they shouldn't be a charity at all. It should be the churches job to help the sick and poor and widowed. |
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Mar 18 2007, 01:32 AM
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QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 17 2007, 9:43 PM)  Is it really my problem that people are dying? That's REALLY a cold thing to say. You preach the Bible and say you love it so much, yet you have no respect for others and claim that them dying isn't your problem, that's just really sad. As Christians were suppose to be more like Jesus and he would never say - "It's not my problem". |
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Mar 18 2007, 02:10 AM
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Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 |
QUOTE(Heath21 @ Mar 18 2007, 2:32 AM) That's REALLY a cold thing to say. You preach the Bible and say you love it so much, yet you have no respect for others and claim that them dying isn't your problem, that's just really sad. As Christians were suppose to be more like Jesus and he would never say - "It's not my problem". I'm sorry, I'm human. Tell Jesus I said sorry, oh holy one. It's not my problem. It's not directly affecting me. If some one needs my help, surely I will give it to them to the best of my abilities, but what am I suppost to say when some one out of my financial and geographical range needs help? What? Am I suppost to feel pity for them? Because we all know pity works wonders. It's not a cold thing to say. It's the world. I love in this world. Not everyone was made to be a warm beam of light, like you boast you are. You know what? Maybe I just need to have the Holy Spirit, one third of the Trinity by the way, to come inside me and speak tongues to praise Him, because He apparently doesn't understand English. You need to get out of your little fairy tale world and see things as they are. Even when we believe the scriptures are without error, it is a risk to think our understanding is without error. |
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Mar 18 2007, 12:47 PM
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this world is unthinkable Group: Member Posts: 67 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,200 |
QUOTE(JakeKKing @ Mar 18 2007, 3:10 AM) I'm sorry, I'm human. Tell Jesus I said sorry, oh holy one. It's not my problem. It's not directly affecting me. If some one needs my help, surely I will give it to them to the best of my abilities, but what am I suppost to say when some one out of my financial and geographical range needs help? What? Am I suppost to feel pity for them? Because we all know pity works wonders. It's not a cold thing to say. It's the world. I love in this world. Not everyone was made to be a warm beam of light, like you boast you are. You know what? Maybe I just need to have the Holy Spirit, one third of the Trinity by the way, to come inside me and speak tongues to praise Him, because He apparently doesn't understand English. You need to get out of your little fairy tale world and see things as they are. Even when we believe the scriptures are without error, it is a risk to think our understanding is without error. Im praying for you too. just becuase you might not have started it doesnt mean its not also your responsibility |
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live_it_and_luv_it is poverty our fault? Mar 17 2007, 04:09 PM
Heath21 I don't think were to blame for poverty comple... Mar 17 2007, 05:57 PM
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if i had mo... Apr 5 2007, 07:46 PM live_it_and_luv_it i understand where you're coming from but in a... Apr 14 2007, 12:37 PM Mystic Eyes I don't get this whole fairy tale nonsense. It... Apr 14 2007, 01:40 PM catastrophic In my opinion, poverty isn't in our control th... Apr 14 2007, 04:50 PM yrrnotelekktric blame the republicans.
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