Let's say that you attend a mid-week Bible study each week at a church whose majority of members have liberal morals and beliefs that are off the chart, and for this reason, it's the LAST church in town you'd ever want to join. Would you feel a sense of obligation to donate a limited amount of offering money, if for no other reason than to help pay for your share of utilities and maintenance (i.e. janitorial, A/C in summer, heat in winter) that your physical body occupies and benefits from when you show up? (i.e. a few square feet of air and one or two toilet flushings each week). I pay for the coffee, cream, sugar, cups, filters, stirrers, etc. whether or not others donate to cover it, and I show up early to fix it, so I am contributing something in that regard.
The part of me that says 'no,' says no because they are going to add that money to the general budget to pay for all kinds of other stuff I don't support and I have no desire to further such causes. The part of me that says 'yes,' thinks that as long as I attend the weekly 90 minute class for whatever reason, (i.e. coffee and socialize with friendly people, and maybe learn something that's not controversial), I should give that minimal amount for maintenance and utilities, just based on principal. In other words, if I'm not willing to give something, I should stop going there at all(?)
What would you do?
P.S. - I'm not really interested in opinions of church staff, who are biased. Everyone else, feel free to chime in and I will use the input of others in making my decision. Thanks.