On 2020-08-17 5:26 p.m., Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:21:17 -0600, graham wrote:
>
>> When I was a child, my grandfather (a highly ethical and honest
>> businessman) warned me never to trust overtly religious people in
>> business dealings. Where we lived, he meant fundamentalist xtians. He
>> told me that they will *always* try to swindle you.
>
> Which is true. I used to work for a pastor. He'd even rip off his
> own family. And after I left the company I found out he never paid
> my portion of the social security taxes - for anybody in the
> company.
>


I had a co-worker who was ordained in at least a half dozen churches.
You could not talk to the guy for more than two minutes that it would
not turn into him preaching. Being an atheist, I was one of hs
favourite targets. I ran the social club at work and we traditionally
solicited donations at Christmas each year. In a shop with more than 60
people, he was the only one who never donated. However, when I
organized luncheons he would always get up to say grace, even when told
not to.