Comments on: Dear Rev. Graham: If the Tax Cut is So Good for Churches, Then Why is Giving Down? https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Sat, 30 Nov 2019 12:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Ben Haith https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105265 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 12:07:29 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105265 In reply to Ben Haith.

How long will it take for humans to learn that VIOLENCE IS WRONG ?

]]> By: Ben Haith https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105264 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 12:05:19 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105264 THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SHOULD STOP THE VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD ! ! !

]]> By: John Campbell https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105263 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 17:54:27 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105263 Franklin Graham does not have the spiritual gift of discernment of spirits. He is without spiritual gifts, as he has divorced himself from Jesus Christ by his pursuit of the political gospel. Scripture defines Franklin Graham as a spiritual adulteress (James 4:4) who is guilty of committing spiritual abortion. (Ephesians 4:19)
Because of his influence in deceiving many, he will incur “a stricter judgment” from God. (James 3:1)

]]> By: Mr Jesperson https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105246 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:51:03 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105246 I would hope that giving is down to Samaritan’s Purse because people are wising up to what a greedy snake is in charge of the so called ministry. Charity is not about making one man a multi-millionaire by raising money for the poor of the third world. Graham is disgusting and every bit as fowl as the Pharisees Jesus blasted without mercy. This is not a political statement, but one of leveraging charitable giving to make ones self filthy rich. There is nothing Christlike about that. Graham has chosen to despise Jesus Christ by serving and loving money. He is what he is.

]]> By: ken https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105242 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:53:39 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105242 In reply to DoctorDJ.

To be fair there were some long-term deficit hawks opposed to Trump’s plans (the Koch brothers come to mind).

]]> By: DoctorDJ https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105239 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:58:32 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105239 In reply to MyPetSlug.

Yup. Remember those GOP deficit hawks a decade ago?
They’re only hawks when a democrat’s in the White House.
Now their just domestic chickens awaiting slaughter.

]]> By: MyPetSlug https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105237 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:16:05 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105237 The other important point about the economy is that we’ve essentially borrowed a crap ton of money by cutting taxes, but we haven’t cut any spending. Anyone can live high off the hog if you don’t have to pay the bill. It’s like taking a home equity loan to buy an expensive sports car and then driving it around bragging to everyone about how great you’re doing. It sure looks that way from the outside, but sooner or later the bill will come due.

The same is true here. The US will have to raise taxes *and* cut spending to pay down the deficit eventually. Republican were certainly freaking out about the deficit under Obama and I can guarantee you 100% they will be again under the next Democratic president. But, right now, they are owning the lib by cheering the drunken spending spree.

]]> By: bluetah https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105236 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:42:43 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105236 I don’t imagine Franklin would be concerned about the economy or a decrease in tithing as long as he get his million off the top. Evangelists like graham would not be concerned if we were a subdivision of Putin’s Russia as long as abortion and contraception was prohibited and all LBGTQ’s were outlawed .

]]> By: janet pesenti https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105235 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 07:15:29 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105235 #ShoeboxCharlatan

]]> By: Tacitus https://wthrockmorton.com/2019/11/25/dear-rev-graham-if-the-tax-cut-is-so-good-for-churches-then-why-is-giving-down/#comment-105233 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 01:10:12 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=35311#comment-105233 In reply to DoctorDJ.

(but how they can stand the smell is beyond me)

Because they smell nothing but roses. This is likely the last president in their lifetime who will so willingly bask in their sycophancy.

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