Here’s what this teacher says about the tax increase for the rec center:
“For people saying that this will hike their property tax. You are complaining about 20 dollars a month. The median home price is 305,000. YOU SPEND THAT PER WEEK AT KFC.
Investing in youth recreation and community health is good for the whole community. It’s also an easy way to increase the values of your homes.
Maybe it’s not perfect, but it’s something, and something is better than nothing.“
This guy is committing the sins of covetousness and greed, and no one is calling him on it. How is it that no one cares enough to point this out or that pastors don’t preach against this? I don’t get it.
This teacher knows what you spend and he doesn’t like the way you spend it. He has a better plan for your money. He wants that money to go to the rec center. Anyone who disagrees with him is “negative” (according to him in another post). He’s not willing to persuade people to voluntarily donate. He wants to force people under threat of real estate confiscation to pay for his favored project.
Has he donated? If he believes in this project, he can donate and continue donating annually if he believes that is the best use of his money. Projects are financed this way often. He shouldn’t need to be sent a threatening letter (a property tax bill) to remind him to donate to the cause he so heartily believes in.
But for those who don’t believe it’s the best use of their money (annually for the next 30 years) he wants to take away their choice. He doesn’t want to just agree to disagree. He doesn’t want to use persuasive arguments to solicit donations. He wants their money, regardless of what they think.
But Christians are to stand up for the weak and oppressed. He hopes that government power is used to oppress those who disagree with this project. He’s free to donate if he wants. He wants to take away freedom from those who differ. That is the epitome of greed, and covetousness.
There are so many wicked teachers that I think that will someday be one of the worst insults you can call someone: “You’re just a teacher!”