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Originally Posted by duckman1911
What upsets me about organized religion is that in our city of Alexandria which isn't big they are several multi million dollar churches. I kknow that some do support homeless shelters, battered women shelters and things like the food bank. That is great. My issue is when the church owns 4/6 city blocks and several multi million dollar buildings while the pastor, his wife and the deacons drive a caddy and the food bank is spending what $ they have to advertise and ask for donations you have lost the point.
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Not questioning your logic or your point, and I don't know the proper answer to my question either, so I'm just asking..... How much should a pastor be able to make? I know there are some that work endlessly, not just Sunday morning sermons. Some of these guys have Doctorate degrees and it takes a lot of talent (on loan from God), a high work ethic, and high morale integrity to manage and grow a large Church. And many of these give back a minimum of 10% tithe and most of them much more is given back to not only their own church but they give a lot of money to missions and other good causes. There are exceptions I know but for arguments sake, lets say we have the pastor I just described and he's above reproach...how much should he be able to make? I know the S. Baptist members decide how much they are willing and able to pay. The pastor has no control over his pay. I've even seen churches cut the pay of pastors because of hard times (layoffs, and such), and they never complain. You seem like a fine man 1911, so again, not questioning you personally...just curious.