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Ahhh, the Malachi verse. A favorite amongst tithe pushing churches. Please excuse me if I continue not to give an offering when it's a choice between food on the table or electricity to cook with and giving an offering. We are also to provide for our families, I cannot do that if I don't have...

I'm sorry, but I disagree. God gave us this world to use as we see fit logic doesn't always fly. This is one of those cases. God also says that our bodies are a temple, should they be defiled with smoke? Some plants are healthy, some aren't and tobacco falls into that realm of unhealthy and it...

I don't. I was just curious how you felt about the situation. I have heard this before, from churches that push tithing. I am not saying that is your motive, but I have heard this before. Please do not take offense if based on my experience I find that not always to be true.

Should this be done before or after you provide for your family? I know when I am unable to give an offering it's because it is a choice between paying a bill for the house or putting food on the table. Please remember, I am a single father.

It is you who does not get it, but I understand, liberty seems like an idol to you, so much so that even if an action is wholly unhealthy, you cannot see it. It's like you cannot see the forest through the trees. I am all for liberty when it's appropriate, however, sometimes the government must...

So you put liberty over health, got it.

You think smoking should remain legal?

There are no other days that it works for me. I work Tuesday through Saturday. They are in school during the week. So there are no other days. They live 45 to 55 minutes away as well. I get them Friday evening to Sunday evening.

I cannot. She is the custodial parent and she gets to decide on their religious upbringing.

You're welcome! Rather than me trying to explain it, I'll link this Wikipedia for you. Book of Common Prayer - Wikipedia

No, I don't have the time. I will watch my Episcopal church's online sermons from time to time. I mostly just follow along with the Book of Common prayer lectionary for readings on Sunday and the daily cycle as well. I also will read a reading plan for the liturgical seasons of lent, advent, etc.

I agree. I don't go to church because my ex-wife doesn't like the church that I go to, because it's not a Baptist type church and is liturgical. So, because I get my kids on the weekends, and she gets the final say on religious upbringing, I cannot go to church currently.

I'm sorry, but there is no need to be dramatic. I and my whole family have been vaccinated, people I know have been vaccinated. People who come into my plasma center have been vaccinated. I know this because it is a question on a questionnaire that they need to answer and they generally take out...

Yeah, when I was married to my ex-wife, she wanted to attend an independent Southern Baptist church, and each service they would stop the music, and start talking about tithing and if we didn't tithe were cursed per the curse in Malachi. It was every service without fail. It was one reason for...

When I go to church, (hasn't been for a while due to things out of my control) I give what I can if I can. If I cannot, I will not. We're also told to provide for our families. If giving an offering will take food off the table or make it so I cannot pay the electricity, I will not give an...

Talk about being dramatic! Rape because you feel the vaccine isn't for you? Enemy of the highest order because he calls it a vaccine and not what you think he should call it? My God, do you even hear yourself?

We support the right of private companies to enforce their rules, which includes not allowing any speech which can be harmful to their patrons, whether a brick-and-mortar store or online entity such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. Also, when you name call, you are basically invalidating anything...

So because we disagree with you, we're morons? Just because we're disagreeing with you, doesn't mean we're abetting the devil. We simply disagree that it is as you say.

If I can remember to, I will answer this later. I have work today and my kids this weekend, so before work, I would like to spend a little time with them.

We chose to be vaccinated as we have immunocompromised family members, family that has COPD and I have moderate to severe asthma. Our choice was simple once we outweighed the pros and the cons. For us, the pros far outweighed the cons.