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  1. tango

    The widow's mites.

    The concern about whether someone is buying drugs or begging because it's easier than working is a valid one, and it's not always easy to tell the genuinely needy from the ones trying their luck. I think one aspect of giving that is often overlooked is the responsibility to be a good steward...
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    The widow's mites.

    This reminds me of something I saw on faceplant lately. The gist of it was that people should stop these "pay it forward" chains at the fast-food drive through. The people in line at Charbucks can afford to pay through the nose for low quality milk drinks. If you're going to give money to...
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    The widow's mites.

    I don't see it specifically as a call to give sacrificially, more a note that the very wealthy who give more than most of us would have if we sold everything we owned don't get the recognition they expect because to them it was pocket change. The street beggar giving $5 might be everything he...
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    So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

    Not a whole lot going on with the house project in the last few days. I did pull down a lot of stuff and fit some new fiberglass into the ceiling space and between the living space and the stairs to the (uninsulated, very cold) attic. The difference in the thermal images is striking. I needed...
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    Slow Lowering Toilet Seats

    They don't slam down anyway if you take a couple of seconds to lower them. It's really not that difficult.
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    Driving in the snow

    If you drive like a knucklehead, thinking that your 4wd and ABS will work magic and defy the laws of physics you get to wait by the ditch while someone in a tow truck comes to pull you out again. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes...
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    Fruitcake

    They obviously never tasted the fruitcake my mother used to make.
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    Wealth disparity

    God took precisely nothing from the rich young ruler. Not a single bean. Jesus told him to sell his possessions and give the proceeds to the poor, he chose not to do it, and Jesus respected his decision. Zaccheus voluntarily decided to give to the poor and return multiples of what he cheated...
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    Wealth disparity

    God isn't anything of the sort. There's a huge difference between people freely sharing their surplus with others who have needs (what the Bible indicates in many places) and people having their stuff confiscated by government to give to people who may have needs but may just be lazy...
  10. tango

    Wealth disparity

    Wow. Just wow. You claim Jesus said something, constantly dodge and weave when asked to indicate where he said anything of the sort, but everybody else is twisting stuff? Wow.
  11. tango

    Fruitcake

    A good rich fruit cake is awesome. The trouble is that so much of what you can buy commercially is made to a budget, like so much else. They aren't as good. If you've got a home made fruit cake where the fruit has been soaked in brandy for many months and the cake has been allowed to mature for...
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    Wealth disparity

    Did you know....? Babies are made by people having sex. In the vast majority of situations having sex is a voluntary act. Not to put too fine a point on it but keeping your legs closed is a pretty solid method of making sure you don't have babies. Incidentally abortion hasn't been "abolished"...
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    Wealth disparity

    Testy? You could always try answering the questions about where in the Bible it tells us to set up central social programs, or where it tells us we should force others to do the things Jesus told us to do. All this is great. You get to live however you choose. We get to live however we choose...
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    Driving in the snow

    Keep your speed down, so you're less likely to slide and more likely to regain control if you do slide. Turn the stereo off and listen to the road. If you can't hear your tires on the road you may have lost traction so be ready for the consequences. Watch the road ahead more than normal...
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    Wealth disparity

    Was that the time when the rich man freely chose not to give to the poor and Jesus ran after him and forced him to do it anyway?
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    Wealth disparity

    Obviously not to them, or they'd give more money to fix it. Or do you get to be the final arbiter of what is right? There was a social model where people shared freely. Note that last word - it's crucial. What they had was theirs (again, that last word is crucial). They chose to share with no...
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    A poverty hack

    A poverty hack? Why does everything have to be a "hack"? If you don't have money you look for ways to stretch it. It's called a budget, not a hack.
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    Do you believe in having joint accounts with your partner?

    If you're married there's no reason why you wouldn't. If you're not married, be more careful. My wife and I have accounts in our own names and in our joint names. Most of the accounts in only one name are that way for tax or accounting purposes. We maintain enough in joint names that if...
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    Wealth disparity

    So your answer to people ignoring what Christ said to do is to use government as a blunt instrument to force them, while claiming you're only doing Christ's bidding? People get to decide for themselves what they do with their own resources. Remember the story of Ananias and Sapphira? The text...
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    Wealth disparity

    I'm not sure how you get from one to the other here. Jesus encouraged us to give to the poor. I'd love to see where in the Bible it says we should set up government-run programs so we can force other people to fund the things Jesus told us to fund. But then we can look at the story of the Good...
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