Where do you think most modern day religious
organizations would be without money? Is money really a big part of
modern day organized religion or is that something in the past. Why do
certain scriptures require their believers to donate a portion of their
earnings?
Does this money improve the lives of religious believers? I'm asking
these questions because most people won't. Most people don't even no
where the money they earn is going. If you donate money to a religious
organization and they choose to hire someone to install stained glass
windows throughout the sanctuary, is this really going to help the
congregation. Is this a want or a need?
When does a religious group become too powerful for its own good. Do you
think the Catholic religion, which at the time of me writing this
article, is the largest organized religion in the world, by itself, is
very powerful or driven by finances. This organization has seeked wealth
and power for centuries, creating an establishment that has its hands in
everything all over the world.
Is it fair to have religious leaders living a life of luxury, while some
of their followers suffer and go without food or shelter. Should some of
this money go towards the aid of others who choose not to believe in the
religious culture of their patrons?
Why do some people give money to their religious organization, even
though they can barely survive. Are these people driven to contribute
money because someone makes them feel guilty? Some of these people give
money and time, even at the expense of their own family. It's just not
fair, when I see people who are barely scraping by but give faithfully
to an organization that promises them a better life after they die.
Your rewards for living a good life on Earth will be received after you
die and are allowed to enter the kingdom of heaven. Does anyone have any
proof of this? If you choose to base your life entirely on faith instead
of seeking knowledge and wisdom, or even questioning your religious
doctrine, you're not doing yourself any favors.
Money plays a big part in organized religion and honestly does a lot of
good throughout the world. Christianity has had a large impact on the
United States of America but only time will tell if it was a good thing
or not.
If you have extra money and desire to give it to a religious
organization of your choice, feel free, but if you're giving 10% of the
money you've earned and really can't afford to, I wish you would take
the time to research what your church actually spends it's money on. If
your church is building another church in Mexico but you don't have
enough money for food, clothes or other necessities, I would suggest
that you let other people donate their extra money instead.
It might not be mentioned anywhere in your religion, but I'm sure your
God or the ultimate Almighty power of the universe you believe in, does
not want anyone to suffer or go without, because your religious
organization chooses to make you feel guilty if you do not contribute a
certain amount of money, for whatever reasons they can possibly come up
with.
If everyone that believes in this interpretation has the keys to the
kingdom of heaven, wouldn't Jesus be suggesting a life kind of like
Mother Teresa but without any money. She wouldn't be allowed to ask any
wealthy people for money, let alone use it if she acquired it somehow.
Would it be safe to a sound that by asking for money from a wealthy
person would mean I would not be going to happen. Does it say anything
in the Bible about using money from a wealthy person for great earthly
deeds and you get to go to heaven but he does not. If this is starting
to sound a little confusing, welcome to my world. There are very few
people that follow organized religion, that even ask these questions,
let alone seek the answers and find the truth and keeping an open mind
to future information that possibly could change the old answer that
they accepted as a truth but now realize, the possibility that the old
information could be wrong.
If you were a religious leader and could not answer some of the major
questions that you yourself had, would you continue living a life of
confusion or seek relentlessly to find the answers until you are
satisfied. Knowing that if you were satisfied with the answers to your
questions and now your religious beliefs have changed considerably,
would you retire or quit working with the religious organization you
were involved with.
This is one of the biggest obstacles for most people that seem to get
comfortable in their religious environments. If the interpretations of a
you Bible verses are incorrect and can be proven, either scientifically
or through translation errors, does this mean that there are more verses
in the Bible that could be incorrect or misleading.
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