Rick Warren asks for $900K in 48 Hours, gets $2.4Mil!

[Analog]

When Rev. Rick Warren says "Urgent," folks reach for their checkbooks -- to the tune of $2.4 million and counting.Warren sent out an "urgent" plea Wednesday for the nation's sixth largest church to come up with more than $900,000 in 48 hours to meet a budget shortfall and allow the Saddleback Church to carry on service programs from Southern California to Africa.
It's standard fare for a pastor to remind the holiday-swollen crowds in December of the financial needs and goals of the institution. But there's little standard about Warren, 2009 religion newsmaker of the year on many year-end lists.
To no one's surprise, the congregation came through big time, even as Warren took a clubbing in the national media for the "sky-is-falling" tone of his missive and his surprise that it made news. A spokesman for the church later said Warren also made clear that the ministry "never asks -- or expects -- outsiders to give."
Saturday night, in the first round of weekend services, Warren announced more than $2.4 million rolled in through online offerings and envelopes delivered to the church's Lake Forest campus, south of Los Angeles.


http://content.usatoday.com/communi...10/01/rick-warren-urgent-megachurch-million/1

 

[Red Dawn]

A fool and his money are soon parted.

 

[Adrenaline]

The article I read on this said that they have been helping out members that have been having a hard time by helping with food and shelter if needed. This is where the part of where the shortfall came in from throughout the year.

Sixth biggest church in the country though, what else would people expect?

 

[Squisher]

Saddleback Church? How appropriate.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i need to get in on this...anyone else with me?

 

[ScottyB]

Urgent: The Fellowship of Unlikely Christian Kinship - Greater Ontario District needs your assistance. Due to a budget shortfall, we need approx. $425,000 to remain open the following fiscal year. Please donate what you can. Praise Jeebus!

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

`Hubbard spoke ... I don't recall his exact words; but in effect, he told us that writing science fiction for about a penny a word was no way to make a living. If you really want to make a million, he said, the quickest way is to start your own religion.'"

 

[surfsatwerk]

I came in here expecting to hear about the evil fraud that is climate change, er, I mean global warming.

I am disappoint.

 

[dmcowen674]

The rich Republicans were down for a while but look out ol Johnny the whacks are back in town.

 

[TehMac]

`Hubbard spoke ... I don't recall his exact words; but in effect, he told us that writing science fiction for about a penny a word was no way to make a living. If you really want to make a million, he said, the quickest way is to start your own religion.'"

Plz correct me if I am wrong, but Christianity has been around much longer than Rev. Warren has...right??????