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In reply to the discussion: Do you know why Catholics put money in the collection plate at Sunday mass? [View all]corneliamcgillicutty
(176 posts)180. You nailed it in your last sentence.
I wonder if those that worship at the altar of logic adhere to the tenets of Logicicism in their daily lives. I have never seen so much egoMANIACal BS in one place. PDF from my perspective.
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Do you know why Catholics put money in the collection plate at Sunday mass? [View all]
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
OP
You need to get over yourself. I don't care what religion you are people always give
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2013
#128
But it's so much easier to feel morally superior when one is sitting at the keyboard.
Bake
Mar 2013
#186
Who died and made you God and arbiter of whose sense of community is good and whose
1monster
Mar 2013
#131
I could suggest a home for your "hook", but that might result in a hidden post.
11 Bravo
Mar 2013
#203
But the origins of Anglicanism are very silly, let's face it. If Ann had just agreed to have sex
Squinch
Mar 2013
#102
Lol! But it would have saved her a WHOLE lotta trouble if she hadn't held out.
Squinch
Mar 2013
#130
I am fascinated by the Anglicans. I have friends who are devout Anglicans, one of
CTyankee
Mar 2013
#191
No question. I was just commenting on the origins of Anglicanism, not the quality of its
Squinch
Mar 2013
#193
It's funny, but I never would think to discuss the roots of my friend's church. If
CTyankee
Mar 2013
#194
Those attacking Catholics here are teabaggers that somehow think they're progressives.
Gman
Mar 2013
#3
Right, just forget about the institutionalized homophobia, misogyny & pedophilia.
baldguy
Mar 2013
#21
Actually, "real liberals and progressive" can see the difference between the Vatican (The Church) &
uppityperson
Mar 2013
#44
Not all organisations have been caught, but most of them have some skeletons in the closet.
wickerwoman
Mar 2013
#163
Well an awful lot of them do. The US Government eg, has been supporting racism, homophobia, torture,
sabrina 1
Mar 2013
#197
Much as we use philosophy, politics, economics, the arts, and a whole host of imaginary constructs
LanternWaste
Mar 2013
#126
And some of that money goes to organizations like NOM, why isn't that acknowledged as well?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#7
I do care, because some of that money goes to harm people I love. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#15
I don't know, depends on where the parish is located, some of the money could have been sent to...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#34
Basically you are saying that because it helps some people, we should ignore what it does to others?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#51
First off, it depends on the parish and diocese, along with the economic level of the two...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#75
Well sometimes in parishes you have a second collection and thatgoes straight to the bishop.
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#77
If you are an offical member of a parish you can request envelopes so that you can keep track for
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#81
I care a lot about poverty. Having done the research, I know that the best way...
Moonwalk
Mar 2013
#47
So when will those good Catholics you mention stop funding the fight against birth control? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#58
Except for when the Archdiocese asks for some of that money as well...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#62
Most of the books are closed, but to give an example of Archdiocese malfeance...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#66
Pastors are not always as generous, as those that give in the collection baskets!
basspro1o1
Mar 2013
#134
65% of the funds Catholic Charities uses comes from Federal Tax revenues, not the Church
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2013
#108
"It seems to me that the Church has regressed to a more intolerant doctrine, perhaps to try...
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
#28
I feel that is the gist of it. I remember seeing the nuns and layman standing outside the prison
freshwest
Mar 2013
#86
So, why not keep all the money collected at the local level and not send any up the hierarchy? nt
Jerry442
Mar 2013
#32
Good post, I think you are expressing the feelings of many Catholics, practicing or not.
mountain grammy
Mar 2013
#42
Apparently your local preist didn't fancy you as a sexual target, you're one of the lucky ones!
DrewFlorida
Mar 2013
#43
'one of the lucky ones' You make it seem like like abuse is the rule, not the exception.
onehandle
Mar 2013
#49
Oh you think the Catholics you know would just go around telling you they were raped?
DrewFlorida
Mar 2013
#56
Taxes are involuntary, governments are necessary, analogy is stupid. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#60
Excommunication didn't seem to both Henry VIII . He founded the Church of England.
westerebus
Mar 2013
#173
And I am compelled to pay those taxes for shit I hate and I speak out about the crap
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2013
#167
Why do they "put money in the collection plate"? Unless the practice is less than universal,
AnotherMcIntosh
Mar 2013
#65
Of course not. I replied to the first sentence and subject of the comment re
No Vested Interest
Mar 2013
#139
If it involves getting money, most congregations will make it as convenient as humanly possible.
JVS
Mar 2013
#142
Your first paragraph is exactly why people shouldn't donate their money.
Moses2SandyKoufax
Mar 2013
#69
What most people don't realize about the RCC is that most of it's American wealth
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#76
More an incentive to starve the beast then, that way at least they won't have money to spare...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#84
Yes. If there were a God and he read DU, He would be sick of this shit, too.
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#82
The Vatican is worth 500 billion dollars. They could fund every parish without tithing.
Lint Head
Mar 2013
#83
When I was younger, our parish priest had a reputation as a real tightwad.
Sheldon Cooper
Mar 2013
#91
That's right. It's the folks who point out the curruption, hatred and bigotry that those dollars...
Walk away
Mar 2013
#92
This is what we've devolved to? Leaving money in the collection plate is now controversial?
tritsofme
Mar 2013
#94
You cannot deny, however, that some of that money is used in unsavory ways
justiceischeap
Mar 2013
#103
I appreciate your post. I would be interested in knowing how much of the dollar that goes
rhett o rick
Mar 2013
#105
I'm a Catholic-church-going atheist. I put money in the collection plate (actually my kids do) for
Texas Lawyer
Mar 2013
#109
How does donating to a group that funds fights against LGBT rights make you a good person?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#168
So basically you volunteer time or material to your local parish so they don't have to spend money..
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#178
Isn't that special. Still, the Church had plenty of money to fight for Prop 8, though.
Arugula Latte
Mar 2013
#117
I didn't realize people were doing that. But I don't read Catholic bashing threads.
MissMarple
Mar 2013
#132
There is a relatively small but vocal number of people (here and elsewhere)...
YoungDemCA
Mar 2013
#138
No. They put money in, because if they don't, the Big Sky Man will send them...
harmonicon
Mar 2013
#146
Hi loyalsister - I attend mass...at our church there is a fairly wide mix of elderly, young, etc.
Pendrench
Mar 2013
#179
No problem - if you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer the best I can :)
Pendrench
Mar 2013
#185
LGBT advocates, pro-choice and pro-contraception activists are extremists now? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#170
I'm still counted among those 1.2 billion, and I'm sick of people pulling that number...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#171
Half of those clamoring about church donations probably support & invest in Wall St.
raouldukelives
Mar 2013
#162
My OP was posted last week when the "big news" exception for religion threads in GD was in effect.
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
#200
Every Protestant Church I've attended Passed The Collection Plate Around Too!
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2013
#201
Yes, of course. The only reason I wrote my OP (last week) about Catholics in particular,
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
#202