On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:14:32 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> none wrote:
>
>>
>>> It worked. I had an interview for the latest position I had applied for. The
>>> base salary was $8,000 more than my old job and another $2,000 when I
>>> finished my training and probationary period, and then, thanks to an ongoing
>>> classification grievance the next year we were awarded a retroactive $15,000
>>> raise. By the time the classification grievance went through the old facility
>>> was shut down and everyone else was laid off.
>>>
>>> Sometimes those religious fanatics can lead to good things happening :-)
>>>
>>>
>> There are a great many people who believe themselves to be Christian -
>> who are not.
>> There are many more who are Christian, but who have little or no
>> understanding of the faith they hold.
>> In the end, the only answer is: People are silly.
>
> I suppose that it is no surprise that the preacher co-worker was the least likely
> to do anything charitable. Being in charge of the social fund, I was the one who
> went around at Christmas to collect donations (money and toys) for the Salvation
> Army. Out of more than 50 people working in the complex there was one person who
> never donated...... the preacher.

"The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose,
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart."
Shakespea M.of V., I/3, 95.


Graham