04-11-2007, 07:58 PM
Read (or listen) to this story from UK: To some, church cell towers send bad signal
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It's a fair bet most of the faithful haven't been thinking about parish finances as they've been attending services. But dozens of churches and cathedrals throughout England are facing uncertain financial futures. So they've been renting out space to earn some spare change.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->More than 50 English churches are renting out their steeples to cell phone companies â for up to $20,000 a year.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He said pornography can be transmitted through mobile phones and that the Church's mission was to promote the Church's work. Putting up mobile phone masts which could transmit pornography was outside that legal remit.
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The story of financial issues with churches in US aren't too far and in fact I do know of some churches being shut down due to lack of funding and finances.
Now the question is that if the churches in West are in such dire need of funding, why are powers be of churches sending millions or $ via entities like Joshua Projects (and the others) to 'save souls' overseas when they are abandonding their own flock in their very backyard? Is this a Christian thing to do?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It's a fair bet most of the faithful haven't been thinking about parish finances as they've been attending services. But dozens of churches and cathedrals throughout England are facing uncertain financial futures. So they've been renting out space to earn some spare change.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->More than 50 English churches are renting out their steeples to cell phone companies â for up to $20,000 a year.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He said pornography can be transmitted through mobile phones and that the Church's mission was to promote the Church's work. Putting up mobile phone masts which could transmit pornography was outside that legal remit.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The story of financial issues with churches in US aren't too far and in fact I do know of some churches being shut down due to lack of funding and finances.
Now the question is that if the churches in West are in such dire need of funding, why are powers be of churches sending millions or $ via entities like Joshua Projects (and the others) to 'save souls' overseas when they are abandonding their own flock in their very backyard? Is this a Christian thing to do?