01-21-2014, 01:56 PM
Wow Doolio, thanks for the lengthy post! Yeah, I get what you're saying. Actually I'm not that pious - I'm Buddhist and eat seafood and drink whiskey and watch certain videos. I respect religions, and find their teachings very good for self-improvement, but haven't gone far into believing in having my life after changed due to faith or donation etc. The thing is temples and churches run on donations or they can't last, so it's kind of the norm for people to donate hundreds of dollars via all sorts of forms (cash or items, etc). But I get what you're saying, donation should really be something I want to do and initiate myself, and not reluctantly.