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Passing a collection plate around during liturgy seems extremely distasteful to me.

I understand that we're called to tithe and I'm keen to do so. However, making a public display of it seems gross and it subtly shames people who can't currently afford to tithe.

I feel like all tithing should be done anonymously.

"But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth."

Matthew 6:3 seems to support this position.

Am I missing something here?

#christianity #orthodoxchristianity
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Christopher Gillespie 2mo ago đź’¬ 1

We stopped during C19 for “reasons,” and never did it again after that. It made no difference.

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nepsis 2mo ago đź’¬ 1

Made no difference in what sense?

And may I ask how you accept donations now?

This seems like a perfect use case for Bitcoin and Lightning.

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Christopher Gillespie 2mo ago đź’¬ 1

We put the plates by the door. We already did digital and ACH. But those both picked up the slack and the net change was negligible in giving.

I’m in a rural area that isn’t tech savvy. QR codes confuse our people.

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nepsis 2mo ago

Glad to hear it all evened out!

And yeah, I hear ya. Probably wouldn't be a good idea to have Bitcoin and Lightning as the only options, but surely it wouldn't hurt to be one of them? Unless your people think there's something inherently evil about QR codes (I've heard some stories).

It also strikes me as strange that parishes are so casually using paper money emblazoned with luciferian imagery inside the house of the Lord.