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So the pastor of this church is big into the "fair trade" goods and believes they are for a good cause Fair trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I agree too. I walked out of church this morning, and into the main hall, to find several tables with "fair trade" coffee and chocolate for sale there. It's good coffee (the pastor provided me a pound as a house warming gift several weeks ago), but it really got my feathers ruffled to see items for sale in a church. Let's turn to the Bible for a moment:
Mark 11:1519, 11:2733, Matthew 21:1217, 21:2327 and Luke 19:4548, 20:18
Granted, this isn't on the same lines...but to a degree it is. What bothered me even more was when I asked one of the pastor's siblings "Do you think Jesus would flip this table over?" the sibling replied "No, I think Jesus would say, let me get some coffee!"
I think I just need to find a more conservative church. Or am I being to legalistic here?
Mark 11:1519, 11:2733, Matthew 21:1217, 21:2327 and Luke 19:4548, 20:18
Granted, this isn't on the same lines...but to a degree it is. What bothered me even more was when I asked one of the pastor's siblings "Do you think Jesus would flip this table over?" the sibling replied "No, I think Jesus would say, let me get some coffee!"
I think I just need to find a more conservative church. Or am I being to legalistic here?