[Johny Joe Hold]

Let's say you are a Catholic Bishop in Norway and you get money from the government for each Catholic you claim. Why not go through the phone book and claim members with Catholic names and get and steal million of dollars? No wonder Catholics are not Christians:
The Catholic Church of Norway has admitted illegally registering thousands of foreigners to the church without asking their consent in a bid to win more government funding.
Since 2010, the number of registered members of the Roman Catholic Church has increased by 66,000 - to more than 120,000. Many people may be members without knowing it, reported Dagbladet on Monday.
In a written report from Oslo Katolske Bispedømme (OKB - Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo) to the county governor of Oslo and Akershus, it outlines a recruitment practice that the church itself calls “not satisfactory.”

Bishop Bernt Eidsvig wrote in the report: “During our meeting I described how a practice, revealed to have lasted for a few years, has resulted in foreigners moving to Norway from Catholic countries, and thereby assumed to be Catholics. They were then registered as OKB members without agreeing to it themselves.”

Eidsvig said to Dagbladet that several thousands could be wrongly registered as members.

The bishop said: “We are talking about at least a thousand, maybe many times that.”

High member numbers means the Catholic Church in Norway will next year receive around 130 million kroner ($20 million) from the Norwegian government.

[Father Maurice Lester]

Originally Posted by Johny Joe Hold

... the Catholic Church in Norway will next year receive around 130 million kroner ($20 million) from the Norwegian government.
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Accounting errors happen irrespective of religious affiliation and they are usually dealt with by appropriate functionaries... no biggie here.

The important thing is that a civilized country like Norway knows that supporting God's Church has many benefits which have a wonderful way of returning to the people far more than just money, which is no indication of real value, but in priceless salvation.

How can any government do more for their people than by helping them to the path of the love of Jesus? They are rightly the envy of the rest of the planet.




Bless you, my canine capturer,
Father Mo





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[Johny Joe Hold]

I think the Bishop of Norway saw us raising money for Pastor Zeke's jet and got mad. "Rome doesn't provide me with a jet. That Preacher Zeke gets one. I'll just have to steal my own money so I can have my own jet."

It's just sad to see so many in the clergy jealous of Pastor Zeke. If the Bishop of Norway has to spend a little time in jail he can think of it as being like Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness.

[I Man Rastafari]

Perhaps the Landover Baptists could locate Christians in Norway and ask them to join with the Baptists. In that event it may be possible for your church to obtain Norwegian money too.

[Mary Etheldreda]

Originally Posted by I Man Rastafari

Perhaps the Landover Baptists could locate Christians in Norway and ask them to join with the Baptists. In that event it may be possible for your church to obtain Norwegian money too.

Then we'd be up to our ears in pickled herring for pot lucks, and who wants that? No, friend, in the United States we do things more practically. For example, our friends in the Idaho Senate are working on bringing God back into the classroom for the edification of its citizens:

The Bible is expressly permitted to be used in Idaho public schools for reference purposes to further the study of literature, comparative religion, English and foreign languages, United States and world history, comparative government, law, philosophy, ethics, astronomy, biology, geology, world geography, archaeology, music, sociology, and other topics of study where an understanding of the Bible may be useful or relevant. No student will be required to use any religious texts for reference purposes if the student or parents of the student object.

You see, a society well educated in the ways of the LORD are happy to contribute federal funds to the nation. Consider the following graph:



This translates to greater tax cuts for pastors and churches, as well as greater access to Christians. Here's a link to the communist organization "Americans United For Separation of Church and State" that shows just how hard they are fighting the advancement of Jesus in our land! This is good news to Christians, as it shows we will NOT be ignored! We will NOT be stopped! We WILL see Christ returned to our land!

And of course greater number of Christians means a greater contribution during the Collection at church! And soon, Pastor Zeke will have his jet, with all the bells and whistles God wants for him!

[I Man Rastafari]

Those people in the State of Idaho are very brave to try to get Jah back in their schools. I have consulted a map and I have seen that Idaho is directly next door to the State of Oregon and they could mount an invasion. The assistant to the Professor in my Introduction to Political Science II class told us that Oregon is a state which was created for people who are too crazy even for California.

[Didymus Much]

Originally Posted by I Man Rastafari

...The assistant to the Professor in my Introduction to Political Science II class told us that Oregon is a state which was created for people who are too crazy even for California.

You don't know the half of it: Oregon Was Founded As a Racist Utopia

[Johny Joe Hold]

The latest news is that the Bishop of Norway is making a big fuss because of a video that has a naked priest making out with another guy. This Bishop should pay back his money, then worry about homer priests:


Bishop of Oslo Speaks Out Against 'Unacceptable' Music Video Simulating Gay Sex With Priest Before Church Altar
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/bi...PPDRwVetaeY.99

[Alvin Moss]

Norway has been a thorn in the side of Christian civilization ever since it was invented. They have heaped indignity on outrage for over a thousand years. Is it not time to destroy the place? I am in favor of a bombing campaign which could start immediately. What blandishments can we offer President Barak Obama to induce him to lay waste the place?