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Subject: blood money
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Date: 11 Jan 90 21:24:00 GMT
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>Say that in your neighborhood a poor boy becomes incredibly rich
>through drug dealing.  He offers to donate $100,000 to your church
>for the purpose of evangelism, helping the homeless, or some other
>worthy cause.  You know that his money has been earned through
>the destruction of many young lives, that is, it is essentially
>"blood money".  Do you accept this money?  Would it make any
>difference if he repented first, gave up drug-dealing and joined
>your church (the Zaccheus parallel; but it's still blood money)?

Of course not.  If your church needs money, God will see to it that
you get it.  If he's intent on giving up his money, tell him to take
it to the families of the lives he's wrecked and give it to them face
to face.

Peace
David