Giving to a charity should be a personal issue and people should give what they can afford when they can affor it. I was as offended about my church publishing how much each parishoner gave of previous week as I was when the company I worked for demanded a set amount from each manager as proof of their leadership abilities for a cerain charity campaign which had become a big political issue in our company.

I also wonder why all the Chuck Currie's of the world live so well. A hand up yes. A hand out no. To paraphase you can continue to being fish to a man or teach the man how to fish.

All of this to say the preacher's allegation are nonsensical scare tactics, bogeyman stories