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My mom won't stop harassing the Presbyterian church I go to. Especially our head Pastor/Elder Larry. Larry and I are really close. He likes my wife and I a lot and has blessed my wife and I financially for years.
He has money as would any elder of the PCA but here's the offensive part. My mom is always calling Larry a thief and a crook and keeps saying that he steals money from the collection plate, from me, and from everyone who attends my church.
I find this deeply offensive because thats just a no no in the PCA. You can't just scam your members out of money. He and his wife made their money because he has a Doctoral Degree in theology and being the head Elder of the Presbytery he makes a lot of money in a SALARY. Whereas Larrys wife worked all her life in various different kaces. She's accusing him of stealing from the collection plate every church when in reality the church is very small and probably only gets $50-$70 in donations every Sunday.
Our Presbytery pays Larry's salary and that's how he can afford to go on vacation 3-4 times a year. How he can help my wife and I out with food and gas and really anything we need. And how he can regularly take my wife and i out to eat in really fancy restaraunts. It's just SO highly offensive that i want to scream at her.
Larry doesn't even want to get a speeding ticket to ruin his iimage. He takes being a pastor and the lead elder of the presbytery seriously.He wouldn't be stealing money from his congregation because it would completely destroy his Career and relationship with God. He's a very Godly man which is why I'm so angry at my mom because he is the exact opposite of a con artist.
I'm bringing this up because we went out to eat and they (he and his wife) took us to a really expensive restaurant. The meal ended up costing the 4 of us over $100 plus tip. They of course covered it all but when I got home my mother sent me a really angry Facebook message stating "he is probably just showing off his money hoping you and Jen will give him a big donation in the church basket."
How offensive is that! How can my mom even SUGGEST such a thing when Larry has done nothing but bless us and has become my best friend. Ok first of all mom. Aside from 2 weeks ago I haven't been to church since Easter. My wife is far too busy with her new job at Walmart and barely gets a Sunday off. So we haven't been able to attend. If Larry was a con artist he would be telling us to go to church anyway so he can make his 3 freaking dollars from us.
Second of all the largest bill we've EVER stuck in the collection plate was $10. And that was once. 4 years ago!!! Plus he's probably given my wife and I THOUSANDS over the years to help us with food and whatnot. For how charitable my mom claims she is you'd think shed recognize charity when she sees it for real. Usually we only put $2-$3 in and Larry has NEVER cared. He appreciates the donations from the congregation no matter how big or small because it helps our Presbytery keep the church running and everything. It's true I stick something in every Sunday that I attend but it's probably not been more than $100 over the last several years we've been attending our church.
But no, my mom doesn't look at it that way. My best friend is a crook and a thief and a monster. My church is a cult and our deacon is the world's worst person in the world for liking hunting and selling guns to people of age.
What can I say to her to make her stop? How can she see just how kind Larry really is? He loves blessing my wife and I because he has money and SHOULD be blessing the poor. That's what Jesus commanded the rich and the poor to do. But my mom wouldn't know that of a brick anvil dropped on her head. Just SO offensive!
Oh and by the way. The "church" that my mom attends? THAT'S a cult. THATS ticking peoples ears into hearing what they want to hear so that they can live a life of sin and not feel guilty about it. That's being drawn in by an antichrist.
But, I've NEVER told her this. Never will. So if anybody is getting ramboozled it's my mom. Not me.
Oh and I've offered like 15 times to pay for part or all of our dinners together and Larry insists on paying all the time BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF US. His words, not mine. Crook? I think NOT!!!
He has money as would any elder of the PCA but here's the offensive part. My mom is always calling Larry a thief and a crook and keeps saying that he steals money from the collection plate, from me, and from everyone who attends my church.
I find this deeply offensive because thats just a no no in the PCA. You can't just scam your members out of money. He and his wife made their money because he has a Doctoral Degree in theology and being the head Elder of the Presbytery he makes a lot of money in a SALARY. Whereas Larrys wife worked all her life in various different kaces. She's accusing him of stealing from the collection plate every church when in reality the church is very small and probably only gets $50-$70 in donations every Sunday.
Our Presbytery pays Larry's salary and that's how he can afford to go on vacation 3-4 times a year. How he can help my wife and I out with food and gas and really anything we need. And how he can regularly take my wife and i out to eat in really fancy restaraunts. It's just SO highly offensive that i want to scream at her.
Larry doesn't even want to get a speeding ticket to ruin his iimage. He takes being a pastor and the lead elder of the presbytery seriously.He wouldn't be stealing money from his congregation because it would completely destroy his Career and relationship with God. He's a very Godly man which is why I'm so angry at my mom because he is the exact opposite of a con artist.
I'm bringing this up because we went out to eat and they (he and his wife) took us to a really expensive restaurant. The meal ended up costing the 4 of us over $100 plus tip. They of course covered it all but when I got home my mother sent me a really angry Facebook message stating "he is probably just showing off his money hoping you and Jen will give him a big donation in the church basket."
How offensive is that! How can my mom even SUGGEST such a thing when Larry has done nothing but bless us and has become my best friend. Ok first of all mom. Aside from 2 weeks ago I haven't been to church since Easter. My wife is far too busy with her new job at Walmart and barely gets a Sunday off. So we haven't been able to attend. If Larry was a con artist he would be telling us to go to church anyway so he can make his 3 freaking dollars from us.
Second of all the largest bill we've EVER stuck in the collection plate was $10. And that was once. 4 years ago!!! Plus he's probably given my wife and I THOUSANDS over the years to help us with food and whatnot. For how charitable my mom claims she is you'd think shed recognize charity when she sees it for real. Usually we only put $2-$3 in and Larry has NEVER cared. He appreciates the donations from the congregation no matter how big or small because it helps our Presbytery keep the church running and everything. It's true I stick something in every Sunday that I attend but it's probably not been more than $100 over the last several years we've been attending our church.
But no, my mom doesn't look at it that way. My best friend is a crook and a thief and a monster. My church is a cult and our deacon is the world's worst person in the world for liking hunting and selling guns to people of age.
What can I say to her to make her stop? How can she see just how kind Larry really is? He loves blessing my wife and I because he has money and SHOULD be blessing the poor. That's what Jesus commanded the rich and the poor to do. But my mom wouldn't know that of a brick anvil dropped on her head. Just SO offensive!
Oh and by the way. The "church" that my mom attends? THAT'S a cult. THATS ticking peoples ears into hearing what they want to hear so that they can live a life of sin and not feel guilty about it. That's being drawn in by an antichrist.
But, I've NEVER told her this. Never will. So if anybody is getting ramboozled it's my mom. Not me.
Oh and I've offered like 15 times to pay for part or all of our dinners together and Larry insists on paying all the time BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF US. His words, not mine. Crook? I think NOT!!!
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