there they are at it again. :( yeah i know i'm going to explore new creation church tomorrow. yeah i know that there is a scandal revolving around this church due to its massive amount of money spent on building a greater and grander church. They warn me that some pastors are just SO charismatic that they can convince you to do anything (and give an example of some cult group that claims to have christian origins). at that moment i felt my face slightly flushed with anger. How can you compare a cult group to an established church organisation. Them spending lots of donations to build a church instead of giving it to the poor and needy can only be understood as logical or mildly reasonable in the religious sense. The church is the body of Christ. By spending on rebuilding a greater church, its something like creating greater and bigger grounds for more people to come together to worship God, the way i understand it. In the end, all it benefits is the people. Non-christians will never be able to understand or tolerate this fact thats why they keep harping on it once, twice, many times. If they dont wish me to donate, I won't donate. But why keep harping and harping like its a sin to contribute to the building of the church, like i'm this innocent naive girl who might easily be preyed upon by churches to distort and twist the boundaries of my faith? I've discretion, thank you for your advice, I will take everything with a pinch of salt, but I'm quite tired of hearing the same old lines over and over again. Because you won't understand where I am coming from. God, I pray, please help me enlighten them.