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I wish they would stick to working on my soul and leave politics to the politicians.

They call for a living wage, well the minimum wage is not a living wage we all know that. It was never meant to be a living wage. It was meant to be a wage paid to people who are just coming into the labor market.

The Bishops are not union shop stewards, that they should argue for benefits sick leave and other perks.

We all see the painful reality of poverty, and lately we see many people out of work, and we see people who ordinarily would not be forced to work for minimum wage doing so. However raising the minimum wage will only make things worse, as employers make do with less workers, and are forced to raise the cost of their products.

 

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The Catholic Review > Home > Five takeaways from the bishops

I wish they would stick to working on my soul and leave politics to the politicians.

They call for a living wage, well the minimum wage is not a living wage we all know that. It was never meant to be a living wage. It was meant to be a wage paid to people who are just coming into the labor market.

The Bishops are not union shop stewards, that they should argue for benefits sick leave and other perks.

We all see the painful reality of poverty, and lately we see many people out of work, and we see people who ordinarily would not be forced to work for minimum wage doing so. However raising the minimum wage will only make things worse, as employers make do with less workers, and are forced to raise the cost of their products.

Raising minimum wage will just require those receiving the increase to tithe more to the church, negating the raise.

My recommendation would be for the rcc to sell off about 80% of their conservatively estimated wealth of about $2.5 Trillion and use that money for works. That would still leave them with a minimum of about $500 Billion. The catholic believers should follow the first fruits policy, regardless of the income - minimum of 10% of gross income.

I would recommend the same for Protestant denominations and believers, who, according to Biblical principles, should voluntarily offer at least the minimum of 10% (first fruits) of gross income to their church of choice. Excluding their own church of themselves, that is.

So many Christians talk a big story. The bottom line of offerings is another thing altogether.

 

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Raising minimum wage will just require those receiving the increase to tithe more to the church, negating the raise.

My recommendation would be for the rcc to sell off about 80% of their conservatively estimated wealth of about $2.5 Trillion and use that money for works. That would still leave them with a minimum of about $500 Billion. The catholic believers should follow the first fruits policy, regardless of the income - minimum of 10% of gross income.

I would recommend the same for Protestant denominations and believers, who, according to Biblical principles, should voluntarily offer at least the minimum of 10% (first fruits) of gross income to their church of choice. Excluding their own church of themselves, that is.

So many Christians talk a big story. The bottom line of offerings is another thing altogether.

Not to derail the thread, but which tithe do you give? There is more than one in the OT.

 

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Not to derail the thread, but which tithe do you give? There is more than one in the OT.

The first fruits principle (Proverbs 3:9), if I can call it that. Minimum of 10% (one tenth - Lev 27:30 - 32, for example) off the top of gross income. Seeing we do not have herds of animals or fields of crops to offer to the Lord's work, money is our first offering. Time comes next.

There are lots of scriptures telling us why we should be willing to offer up what is ours but should go to the Lord, and give it up with a happy heart.

Since we got married in 1977, my wife and I have always followed that principle, and we have been blessed. Even when just starting out as a newly married couple with a small income, and to today with me being retired and her still working with a combined comfortable income, we budget the 10% first, based on line 38 of the Form 1040, and don't miss it. It has not deferred a good life, vacations, family fun, 38 years of season tickets for the Bucs, traveling the country to follow them and my Miami Hurricanes, etc.

We feel our lives have been enhanced by freely giving, and have been blessed with good health, job stability, three beautiful, well educated tax paying children, debt-free living, and a loving, forgiving God that surely takes care of his.

Not bragging, but just thankful that we can do at least the minimum requested by the Lord for His work.