miércoles, 19 de marzo de 2014

Buy your place in Heaven. It's easier than earning it.

Juanita Jeans posted a commentary article  about a robbery taken place in Lakewood Church in Houston. The safe got opened and $600,000 were stolen. She criticises the fact that they made that money in just one Sunday. That means they make 32 million a year just on Sundays.

This church is headed by Pastor Joel Osteen. 

He could be abusing the fate of other people or not, but she says that the fact that all of this money is "Tax free" becomes a problem. Should government tax churches? 

I saw a documentary called "Preachers: The new rockstars" and they show how much money they make and how they live luxurious lives thanks to the words "Give and you will get". If this is an abuse or not I will not discuss, but the things in which they are spending that money is just material things that do not help others. If they earn it, they can do whatever they want with their money, right? But if you are a leader of a church you should show more responsibility with the money that is being donated to you. Maybe donations in this type of cases should be taxed.