Making a living off Religion??

@deal1 Said

Not all preachers are money hungry. The Gov. can't pay the ministers/ preachers in the states because of separation of church and state, so it is up to the individual churches and in some cases, dioceses.

@JuanSmith Said

I just read that last post about the money grubbing preachers and this made me think...

It's just odd to me and it doesn't make sense to me why one would seek or choose to live off the money of other when providing a religious service.

or am I totally missing something here? does the state / local government pay said preachers or is their income solely on the church?

@sister_of_mercy Said

Do the Jesuits count?

The lecturers at the university I'm hoping to go to are Jesuits, so teach there for free, as it's a part of their faith. Does this count as living off of the money of others?

Just wondering.

If so then in that case I don't see anything wrong with it, and I think those whose life's work is the church and who are there every day as high established members of the clergy should be paid for their services, as it's still a job as much as anything else is I guess.