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Acts-dicted Posts: 7821 **10/12/12 7:27 pm**

There is no way in the world this is legit. If it is, we have admin that has too much time on their hands.

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12817 **10/12/12 7:30 pm**

Not saying it would be good to go back (ha ha), but it used to be the tithe of tithe (10%) plus missions (5%) divided equally between state and international offices. We all got into the habit of calling the 15% total "the tithe of tithe," but it actually was TOT plus missions.

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Friendly Face Posts: 426 **10/12/12 7:48 pm**

Liar, Liar pants on fire.

Most likely this NEVER happened...but

Acts-celerater Posts: 841 **10/12/12 7:55 pm**

hear me, hear me, hear me....I would never apologize for something so ridiculous. I would be finding out who sent that tape and finding another council man/woman.

This is too stupid to be true.

Witchita Falls Maurine St.

Friendly Face Posts: 117 **10/12/12 8:13 pm**

I have good friends who attend this church and they know about it. They absolutely love their pastor and do not think he has done anything to be sorry for.

They claim it was stirred up by a staff member who had been fired. He went to the overseer with the recording of the meeting.

More than two thirds of the congregation have come to the church since the present pastor arrived and are very supportive of him.

If you doubt this is true you can contact the State Overseer Wayne Dority at 817-599-7691.

Acts Mod Posts: 3346 **10/12/12 8:27 pm**

Assuming the story is cut and dry as you posted.

Simply go visit the AB and say; I came here to reason with you today. If he is unreasonable say; "Mr. Big, I did or said nothing that I need to apologize for. If you make this an issue I will take it to the Gen Department, if they want to make an issue of it, you will have one less GoG in this town. You may have a few folks left but the majority of us will be in another location where CoG will not be on the sign".

By the way you may get sued for having a recording, that I knew nothing of in sessions that I was a part of.

You may bully others, but I am not intimated by bullies.

In my opinion,

Acts Mod Posts: 25305 **10/12/12 8:28 pm**

It seems like a petty contest.

I won't say what kind.

That would not be proper

But charging a man with improper conduct over such a thing is in my opinion a gross over reaction and abuse of power if all the facts given are accurate.
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Friendly Face Posts: 122 **10/12/12 9:54 pm**

What in the world does this mean?

Here in Michigan

Member Posts: 30 **10/12/12 9:59 pm**

We're more Godly. We refer to it as a franchise fee. LOL!!!

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12817 **10/12/12 10:07 pm**

Acts-celerater Posts: 975 **10/12/12 10:08 pm**

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Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1037 **10/12/12 11:00 pm**

Re: Most likely this NEVER happened...but

Golf Cart Mafia Consigliere Posts: 3063 **10/12/12 11:06 pm**

Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **10/13/12 5:01 am**

Doesn't it make sense to think of the real, genuine Old Testament tithe given to the Levites as a kind of divine tax? Sure, people don't like the word tax. But the temple tax was a tax. Is it wrong for it to be seen as a tax?
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Acts-celerater Posts: 975 **10/13/12 11:22 am**

I can see where calling something a "tax", that should be given "not reluctantly or under compulsion" but cheerfully, would be offensive to those in leadership, especially since the provision was agreed to by the Church years ago.

The use of such terminology denigrates the agreed upon polity of the Church of God and makes it seem less like a spiritual organization and more like a worldly political organization. That would be an insult of a high degree to those who hold the Church in high regard. After all, taxes are secular, tithes are spiritual. To call a tithe a tax is irreverent and borders on blasphemy.

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1865 **10/13/12 8:47 pm**

The "tithe of tithe" is nothing more than a franchise fee/ temple tax. I have no problem with that designation.