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On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:09:55 -0500 Marilyn Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>-Caveat Lector-
>
>On 7 Jan 01, at 14:01, Jayson R. Jones wrote:
>> Every time I bring this up in public there is a dead silence. How
>>can churches get away with running for profit schools, factories,
>>rentals, and such and not pay taxes? The Organized Chruches in this
country
>> are vastly rich, and getting ever richer. Yet they do not pay taxes.
>> Jayson
>
>Actually, money and poverty has always been a major issue within
>the church and I do believe that some groups who advocated
>following Jesus' example and living austerely, frugally, and sharing
>cooperatively with others --which you may call "socialistic" or even
>"communistic" --have been excommunicated for the commission of
>heresy. I believe this was one of the issues between the Cathars
>and the Church leading to horrific massacres--See The
>Albegensian heresy.
I very much admire the way the Amish, and others of that mindset, live.
I do not mean the beliefs they hold or their religious practices. What I
mean is they live simply, and well. They take care of the land, and
themselves at the same time. The are respectfull to each other and share
equally. That is neither socialism nor communism.
>The Church, it seems, is aligned with money--since money gives
>power. Humility and poverty are reserved for poor priests whose
>parishes embrace the poor in remote outposts. "The Name of the
>Rose" by Umberto Ecco also had this issue of money/poverty as a
>central issue and it did involve, if I remember correctly, advocating
>poverty as a heresy.
>sno0wl
I don't know where you're going here.
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