Religious Corruption

Driving past a large church, empty during the week for the most part, I was struck by how much money church-goers spend on possessions.  While I am not a Christian, I am fairly well acquainted with Christian beliefs, and I began thinking sbout how anti-Christian such behaviors are, yet how widespread.  Early Christians met in small groups, much as the Jews of their day. They met in one or another's home;  they knew each other and reinforced each other's faith.  They knew what modern day Christians have mostly forgotten:  ten percent of their money was to be spent to help the poor, the sick and disabled, the children in need.  It was NOT to be spent on buildings and salaries and decorations and automobiles for the minister.  Every penny spent on such things is in direct contravention of what Jesus taught.  Whatever your religious practices, you should not call yourself a practicing Christian unless you  are doing what Christ instructed you to do.  One need not be a Christian to dislike hypocracy.