Obedience to God doesn'.t come with percentages. We are only asked to support God's work.

The Gospels do not require any set amount of anything to contribute to the support of the Church.

The Church only requires that you give what you can within your means to support Her. There is no magic number unless you subscribe to Old Testament Jewish tradition. It's another example of claiming something is "Biblical" for Christians when it is not.

I agree, redward. We've got real problems affecting real people in this country that need to be addressed. There are basic, bread and butter issues that speak to the survival of the middle class and the ability to give our children a better life than we have. Our country is involved in three wars, wasting billions that could be better spent at home. Our corporate culture, nationwide, is a self...more

I agree, redward. We've got real problems affecting real people in this country that need to be addressed. There are basic, bread and butter issues that speak to the survival of the middle class and the ability to give our children a better life than we have. Our country is involved in three wars, wasting billions that could be better spent at home. Our corporate culture, nationwide, is a selfish sewer that regards workers as barely another line item. Greed is now regarded as an entrepreneurial right while the basic human rights of workers are being eroded everyday, even by our own government.. Social issues are a luxury most thinking Americans realize we can't afford right now. We've got bigger problems.less

If financial institutions had followed moral and ethical, not to mention sound business practices in the first place, we wouldn't have this economic crisis now. Forget loan standards created by software, the banks didn't use any standards, not even real employment in making loan decisions. They did whatever they could to generate commissions and a fat quarterly bottom line even though they knew ...more

If financial institutions had followed moral and ethical, not to mention sound business practices in the first place, we wouldn't have this economic crisis now. Forget loan standards created by software, the banks didn't use any standards, not even real employment in making loan decisions. They did whatever they could to generate commissions and a fat quarterly bottom line even though they knew the model they were using was not sustainable. Short term reed buried any long term planning or consideration of the consequences of packaging garbage and calling it gold and granting mortgages they knew couldn't be repaid. The monied class devastated this nation for quick gain and the average American is the one who has to bear the brunt of the crippled economy. Let's call a spade a spade, Chuckie.less

I was just wondering what kind of church needs to advertise that it's having services on Easter?

Typical confusion between your Christian values and conservative GOP philosophy. They are not the same.

Thank God for one clear evangelical voice that accepts hell as the reality it is. Logic and Scripture dictate that as there is salavation for the righteous, there is punishment for the sinner under a just God. So those who think they are saved from the moment they "accept" Jesus should know that there's more to it than that one moment if you are to be saved. You have to maintain a life of ad...more

Thank God for one clear evangelical voice that accepts hell as the reality it is. Logic and Scripture dictate that as there is salavation for the righteous, there is punishment for the sinner under a just God.

So those who think they are saved from the moment they "accept" Jesus should know that there's more to it than that one moment if you are to be saved. You have to maintain a life of adherence to Christ's teachings and avoid sin or find yourself among the wicked, headed for eternal destruction. There is no free ride to salvation.less

How about fiscal responsibility on the part of government? In my state they have failed to make their contributions to the pension fund for 16 years and now cry that there's a pension crisis. They have wasted money on political favors, pork and nonsense and now claim it's the workers' pensions that are the problem. Ridiculous tax breaks are given to the rich and businesses while the average Joe...more

How about fiscal responsibility on the part of government? In my state they have failed to make their contributions to the pension fund for 16 years and now cry that there's a pension crisis. They have wasted money on political favors, pork and nonsense and now claim it's the workers' pensions that are the problem. Ridiculous tax breaks are given to the rich and businesses while the average Joe American is told to accept stagnant wages, the removal of his right to bargain with his employer and the possible bankruptcy of his pension fund because of government's failure to meet it's fiscal responsibilities. The Bible doesn't support flagrant abuse of workers, anywhere, anytime for any reason. Stop using Scripture as an excuse to get behind pro-business, anti-worker, GOP driven agendas that are anti-Christian.less

It seems the NEA chooses to wait until enough rights are taken from American workers that they actually become poor. It's a sad excuse that government is a God given institution that allows the NEA to hide from the issue of basic rights for ALL workers in this country. Obviously, the NEA is a conservative shill for business interests and the GOP philosophy that is slowly destroying the middle cl...more

It seems the NEA chooses to wait until enough rights are taken from American workers that they actually become poor. It's a sad excuse that government is a God given institution that allows the NEA to hide from the issue of basic rights for ALL workers in this country. Obviously, the NEA is a conservative shill for business interests and the GOP philosophy that is slowly destroying the middle class inthis country. Shame of the NEA for having such a lossey goosey spine in this battle.less

It's the Church, you ignorant person, not an organization. Saying such inane things removes your credibility, instantly, before a reader gets any further into the post. And Catholics are born of water and the Spirit as they have been for 2000 years. It's not a fraternity. Geez, where do you people come from?

It could only happen in the south where they still teach that the civil war wasn't about slavery. Ignorance is bliss!

Simple. While all that is in the Bible is true, not all that is true is in the Bible. /Nuff said. Catholic is a term used to describe the Church as early as 106 AD. Pope is a title, a name, nothing more, nothing mysterious or mystical. It is largely spiritually irrelevant what the earthly head of the Church is called. The sacraments re part of the law you refer to, so they are in accordanc...more

Simple. While all that is in the Bible is true, not all that is true is in the Bible. /Nuff said.

Catholic is a term used to describe the Church as early as 106 AD. Pope is a title, a name, nothing more, nothing mysterious or mystical. It is largely spiritually irrelevant what the earthly head of the Church is called. The sacraments re part of the law you refer to, so they are in accordance with Galatians. And no, Christ didn't die for nothing, but that doesn't mean we have a free ride in this life.less

Huckabee dismisses it, then plays to it on Fox news to placate the tea party fanatics. He repeatedly said Obama was born in Kenya when it knows it's not true. He only offered a half hearted defense of Obama NOT being Muslim. This guy might have been a apstor once, but he's as slimey as the rest of them and sadly, his positions leave no room for social justice, something that should concern ever...more

Huckabee dismisses it, then plays to it on Fox news to placate the tea party fanatics. He repeatedly said Obama was born in Kenya when it knows it's not true. He only offered a half hearted defense of Obama NOT being Muslim. This guy might have been a apstor once, but he's as slimey as the rest of them and sadly, his positions leave no room for social justice, something that should concern everyone who claims to be Christian.less

Good to see that at least part of the evangelical community cares about the second Great Commandment.

The Wisconsin governor deserves all the abuse he's earned by standing against American families, American values and basic rights for working people. He's dishonest for portraying the situation as a money issue when he's turned down hefty concessions form the unions. He wants to silence the worker's voice, nothing more and that's despicable.

Another know nothing whose knowledge of the Church could git in a thimble, heard from. Thanks for nothing.

The promised land in the timeo f Christ was called "Palestine." You do the math....

This is the church whose family pastor told me he couldn't talk to me about why my grandchildren were being forbidden from seeing my wife and I. Family values, my eye, the hypocrites.

Daniel, It's the job of government to provide for the common good and that includes citizens who are down on their luck and who, like in this recession, bear none of the blame for their misfortune. The private sector isn't capable of or willing to address all the needs of the least of our citizens. That was proven in the last Great Depression. It would be nice if churches and others could care ...more

Daniel, It's the job of government to provide for the common good and that includes citizens who are down on their luck and who, like in this recession, bear none of the blame for their misfortune. The private sector isn't capable of or willing to address all the needs of the least of our citizens. That was proven in the last Great Depression. It would be nice if churches and others could care for the poor, but they don't have enough resources and corporate America with some exceptions is largely heartless, so government must step in. As Christians we should support those efforts to protect our neighbors in these harsh economic times.less