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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I'm not trying to attack your stance, merely understand.
I'm still unsure of where you are concluding she threw away her personal convictions? Using their resources (cash) to your sister (impediment) to get their grandchild baptized (saved/go to heaven) seems pretty consistent to me.
Another way that could be concluded in a non-contradictory way seems that you mom could conclude that she used resources (parable of the talents) to facilitate the appropriate environment to discipleship her grand daughter to Christ?
The bible suggests to tithe 10%, so some interpret that as a devout Christian you have obligations to pay your way to heaven (as opposed to giving 10% to the church to redistribute to where there is need).
... Unless you mean the money was used for drunkenness which is a sinful nature? I mean, perhaps there are those who deal with that moral dilemma along the lines of saving one is better than losing all?
Again, apologies. I am not attacking your situation and I totally get that an overbearing religious family member sucks. I just don't get the contradiction and I'm having a hard time following the side conversation relating to it.
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No problem, I think I adequately replied in quoting Trad ale's post.
Anecdotally, I successfully got my parents to stop paying the catholic church directly around a decade ago. Now they give their tithe to a variety of charities themselves, with a smaller amount going to specific religious missions.
It was a good compromise I thought. This is a good reminder that I should try to tactfully broach this subject with them again, as I suspect that my father's recent joining of KoC may push that back towards the church directly.