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about Bushes new bill that will allow churches to get government grants for charity. I just got off the phone with him, and it was a shocker for me.
Basically, I couldn't understand why he was so excited....I mean, sure churches like to help people (or should) but the money would have been going to help people regardless, right?
Well he explained it too me.
He is excited because these grants will help him expand church membership by funding church mass mailings and advertisement.
"Wait a minute" I said " I thought these grants were for charitable purposes??"
"Oh they are" he replied " but you see, every year we allocate a certain % of our budget for charitable endevors...let's say that this year we allocated $10,000 to providing free meals for people. Well, if we get a $10,000 grant from the government, then we can take the $10,000 of our own money that we WOULD have spent on the Meals program, and instead use it for other church purposes, and use the grant money for the Meal program."
In effect, it is just pushing numbers around and in the end the grant money really will be used for promoting his church.
What a load of BS.
Basically, I couldn't understand why he was so excited....I mean, sure churches like to help people (or should) but the money would have been going to help people regardless, right?
Well he explained it too me.
He is excited because these grants will help him expand church membership by funding church mass mailings and advertisement.
"Wait a minute" I said " I thought these grants were for charitable purposes??"
"Oh they are" he replied " but you see, every year we allocate a certain % of our budget for charitable endevors...let's say that this year we allocated $10,000 to providing free meals for people. Well, if we get a $10,000 grant from the government, then we can take the $10,000 of our own money that we WOULD have spent on the Meals program, and instead use it for other church purposes, and use the grant money for the Meal program."
In effect, it is just pushing numbers around and in the end the grant money really will be used for promoting his church.
What a load of BS.
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