Tainted money

Tainted money August 20, 2008

A man won $6 million in the Florida lottery. Doubtless grateful to God, he wanted to give a tithe to his church. But the Baptist congregationturned down the $600,000 since it came from gambling. Is that integrity or legalistic scrupulosity?

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