The Lord is my Shepherd, or my imaginary friends are called bob.

[d000hg]

A church (or other religious equivalent) might have loads of income if people tithe or their equivalent, but that doesn't make the church rich. Our church believes in tithing and though I do not know what % of members do this, annual income is 6 figures. However this is spent on projects in the local community as well as around the world, from supporting local foodbanks to building schools in India.

[vetran]

Been done soooooooooooooooooooooooo many times.

so an established and reliable revenue stream

[NotAllThere]

Been done soooooooooooooooooooooooo many times.

[Paddy]

Muslim contractor colleague pays 13% of ALL of his money to the local mosque....

That's a very rich mosque if you did the numbers.

Maybe thats a cracking Plan B

Yep, applying for planning permission now

[Hawk]

If God (a higher intelligence) exists I don't think he would be bothered if people believed in him or not. Church is a waste of money and resources when there are so many needy people. Moreover, priests are money grabbing ****s. The local church has not even paid their bill to me. They expect everything no charge. Money, money money unlike the synagogues and mosques

Muslim contractor colleague pays 13% of ALL of his money to the local mosque....

That's a very rich mosque if you did the numbers.

Maybe thats a cracking Plan B

[Paddy]

If God (a higher intelligence) exists I don't think he would be bothered if people believed in him or not. Church is a waste of money and resources when there are so many needy people. Moreover, priests are money grabbing ****s. The local church has not even paid their bill to me. They expect everything no charge. Money, money money unlike the synagogues and mosques

[Hawk]

So, does one attend church through a spiritual following, or as it gives out free wine and a pew on Christmas Eve?