Americans filed for jobless benefits the week of Mar. 15, almost five times the record high from 1982.
Steve Tomlinson, senior pastor of Shelter Rock Church in an affluent suburb of Long Island filled with hedge fund managers and doctors, said his church has seen a 30-35 percent drop in giving since March 15. The church has already furloughed employees that worked only on Sundays and cut salaries of the executive team by 20 percent and other staff by 10 percent, hoping to pay back the difference when the crisis ends.
"Some of our older congregants who are faithful in giving, they don't use the platforms... online and so we are trying to help them with that," he said."We still receive checks in the mail." "Don't say you have no idea what we're going to do," he advised."Have the mindset of you're addressing people who are already generous and you're just empowering them to give online. It's not a 'We're so nervous,' but, 'We know God is faithful and generous.
"As cool as it is to have spaces, the ministry is what people do," Reed said."Something about a crisis triggers something in us like 'I have to do something.' People are finding needs."
Evangelicals or catholics, they're all the same. All they think about is lining their pockets. All these charitable programs they claim to serve are plots and ploys to make get money from you to buy that airplane or yatch
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Now is the time to give em the death blow 😎🇺🇸💰 Seinfeld TaxEm
progresivetrend Think of how many beds each could hold. Looking after the sick might give them some relevance.
No crap, who isn't, besides Wal Mart and Amazon?
Maybe the Vatican can liquidate some of their assets. They have plenty.
If they paid taxes, they could get a bailout. Oh well.
If they were Christians, they'd use them to house and care for the homeless.
A good time for reflection.
The uber cool part..... Prayer is free!
Maybe the pope can sell some of his gold ornaments