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« Reply #25 on: October 16, 2005, 09:11:40 PM »
And like I said (and Rabbi summed up rather nicely): almost ANY group that is organized to practice their faith will ask members to donate a bit of money to take care of expenses. The ONLY type I've ever seen or heard of pulling the "God needs money" routine is the televangilist...
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« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2005, 03:32:52 AM »
Rabbi hit the ball outta the park, telewinz.  We can't make you accept it, but it is the truth, nonetheless..
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« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2005, 01:31:15 PM »
Yea I guess you are right.  BTW...how much material wealth have YOU donated to your deity (or surrogate deity/affiliate)?  I know, you weren't forced but how many uncashed checks has your deity (or surrogate deity/affiliate) returned to you?
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« Reply #28 on: October 18, 2005, 02:13:00 PM »
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Yeah, Standing Wolf, but telewinz has never given you any money, hence you must not exist.
This is a conundrum of positively existential proportions.
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« Reply #29 on: October 19, 2005, 12:01:38 PM »
God has never asked me for a penny.
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« Reply #30 on: October 19, 2005, 02:39:18 PM »
Sorry Thorn... He told me to pass the request on to you. Slipped my mind! If you could just wire several grand to... :evil:
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« Reply #31 on: October 19, 2005, 10:09:55 PM »
>>Sorry Thorn... He told me to pass the request on to you. Slipped my mind! If you could just wire several grand to... :evil:<<<<



really , i feel left out. God is always asking these guys on tv to give Him money, all i get to do is try and do the right thing
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« Reply #32 on: October 19, 2005, 10:26:00 PM »
Fine, Thorn.  Just to make you feel better, you can send me a money order, and I see it gets to the right entities.
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« Reply #33 on: October 19, 2005, 10:43:34 PM »
I guess you never heard the bible story in which the 2 "pennies" given my a poor women vastly outweighted the small fortune donated by the rich man. It isnt about how much you are giving, but about how much you are giving up.
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« Reply #34 on: October 20, 2005, 02:11:07 PM »
>>> It isnt about how much you are giving, but about how much you are giving up.<<<

right on! and that doesnt always involve money
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