You'll see different angles to this maybe
Depending on your point of view
And your thoughts on 'religion'
In the Old Testament King David
Was instructed to build God's Temple
He said it must be 'exceeding magnificent'
It cost money - and gold!!
A Temple built, starting from scratch
But what about re-building
A Temple - or in this case, Church Centre
Not yet 65 years old
It ain't got no steeple even!
Not that churches have to have spires
We may suddenly thing things like
'But there's people starving in the world', etc
We may not have considered the starving, etc so much
If we had nothing to contrast them with
But it makes me sick....
Though I seem to be blowing hot and cold
With me hymn-poems
Then ranting on about a church
I suppose the hymns don't make a church 'a church' though
It's to get more people inside their doors, they say
Pew- fillers? If they had pews, that is!
'They' - some main ones
Keep swanning off to Conferences
They deserting the flock?
The flock seem to amble on
Same Choruses up to three weeks in a row
People turning a bit strange
On return from some Conferences
Music Group a bit ropey
Depending if one or six people turn up. Doh!
Some growing funny hair-styles
To look like old Testament prophets?
It's gone downhill ,I think...
Some left because of 'money matters'
People are giving thousands of pounds in total
But it's a pathetic 8% of the total needed
Ohh, we'll borrow again
45% this time
Give us your dough, so we can repay loans!
Fido says I can't support that AND Branson now
He is annoyed
He will bite the 'they' people!
Who say building should go ahead!
C'mon now, pass your money and gold to me
And I will give it to them
I know ya got stashes of gold there!
Rant over!!
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Don't know what to say, orchi. You do seem just a trifle conflicted....
It's not ALL churches - just a few, hopefully.
You have solved it - hope, that's what drives it all - hope.
Not EXACTLY sure what is wrong but I feel for you and thank you for the dog laughs....It ain't got no steeple even! - cracked me up.....
Thanks Lorna.
Well - 1. I've not got part of a million pounds or more, that they need.
2. I was traditional. I thought for a time they were not 'proper' churches' if they did not have a steeple!
Good rant, Orchi.
A lot of raw material in a good rant.
Thanks Jerry.
Oh, and another thing.. what can I do, to support this AND Branson? lol
Looks like you are stuck in the rut of a habit and can't face up to the contradictions.
As I say, it's not ALL churches. Just a minority get greedy, I think. Apart from the R.C. controversy.
So many organised religions are only on the look out for more money and when they get it do not spend it on the many deserving people in our world, their world, who are in dire straits.
Good rant Orchi.
Andy
Thanks Gold. What makes me rant is that they've asked for over a million quid AGAIN. Will they ever stop?! The things here are true - the facts and figures for this group. Poor old Branson not heard from me with donations!
Haha, a good rant and a good read.
Thanks D. Unfortunately it's true.
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