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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
And I absolutely agree with you. We don't give sacrificially at this point, although we have...sort of...in the past. I say "sort of" because even when we were in tight spots, we had our basic needs met, so it seems that compared to those in other countries we were still in good shape. Apparently you're not comprehending my point. I'm saying that even when we give "sacrificially", we are still better off than most in other parts of the world, so by comparison, it's hard to call it a sacrifice.
Yes, they do. I absolutely AGREE. I was a PK, and we did do without at our house a few times because my parents would pay the church bills when things came up short in the church accounts. They would go buy groceries for people who didn't have any and we would eat beans and cornbread all week to make up for it. But American MINISTERS don't comprise the whole of American CHRISTIANS. Did Sister Alvear comment about American Christians as a whole? Or did she pinpoint ministers?
OHHHHHH, so this thread is about comparing what missionaries receive to what American pastors and home missionaries receive. My bad. I thought it was about Sister Alvear "whining" about terrible Americans not giving enough to missions.
I agree. So go. Get off your bum and quit whining because Sister A made you feel guilty for some reason. Be about your Father's business, because I can promise you THIS is not His business.  |
I suppose the comparisons are necessary when one considers the amount of whining about how lazy and selfish we Americans are. It's hard to listen to the guilt trips when there's nothing left to give.
Oh, and I promise you I feel no guilt.
Again, if a pastor had posted that Americans were lazy and selfish givers he would have been tarred and feathered. Every one would have called him an ungrateful money-grubber. All of AFF would have descended upon him like a pack of hungry wolves.
It's all about perspective. I'm sorry yours is so narrow.
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