envybeauty
New Member
I see nothing wrong with that. If a church is making a LOAN (and not an outright gift), they should not throw judgment aside. Why give someone a loan if it shows that they cannot pay it back. If she was tithing 10%, and her 10% amounted to show her as possibly earning only $25,000 a year, why loan her $25,000 that she will not be able to pay back.
I wouldn't cast judgment on the church that did that as we don't know all the facts about her request.
I wouldn't cast judgment on the church that did that as we don't know all the facts about her request.
Also, do people have opinions about churches who may not provide a loan to a church member if that member has not tithed to the church or will pull the member's tithe statement before agreeing to marry them?
A friend of mine experienced this in TN and she was highly offended when the church came back and told her mom they would not lend her money based on her tithe statement.
And ladies, I know discussions about religion are very personal so feel free to share or not share what you feel comfortable with and let's try not to get defensive, snarky or impatient with each other with this discussion (I know that goes without saying but thought I would state it anyway). My purpose for bringing this up is not to invoke negativity but to have a healthy discussion about it because it is something that has become more visible to me and thought it would be interesting to discuss.