[스크랩] Re:유창윤, 장동관님이 종교적 범죄행위를 저지르는 것이 아닐까?

“유창윤목사의 종교적 범죄행위”

 

유창윤목사는 다음과 같이 말하고 있다.

 

(유창윤)

 

유럽교회들은 왜 십일조제도가 없을까

이 글을 통하여 어떤 위대한 학설이나 고상한 성경지식으로 십일조제도 폐지의 정당성을 주장하려하지 않았어요. 지금까지 저의 신앙적 배경을 자랑삼아 늘어놓은 이유는, 단 한마디의 질문을 드리기 위한 준비과정이었습니다.

 

16세기 종교개혁이후, 왜 유럽교회들은 십일조제도를 단죄하여 교회로부터 추방한 것일까요? 유럽교회들이 폐지하고 있는 십일조제도를, 왜 한국교회들은 그토록 고집하고 있는 것일까요? 이 질문에 관하여 단 한번이라도 진지하고 심각하게 생각해 보신 적이 있으신가요?

 

전통이나 신앙은 무조건 믿으면 안심이 되고 행복할지 모르지만, 그것은 모르기 때문에 가능하며, 알고 나면 못 믿을 것들이 또한 전통이요 신앙입니다. 신앙은 믿으면 모르고, 알고 나면 못 믿습니다.

 

남기고 싶은 한마디:

십일조제도는 한국의 삯꾼교수, 기회주의 신학자들이 빵 한 조각을 얻어내기 위하여 침묵으로 일관하고, 3대 근성 (명성-권위-탐욕)에 눈이 먼 목사 집단들이 만들어 낸 종교적 범죄행위입니다. 신앙이나 믿음이라는 이름으로 더 이상 속지 마세오.

 

(홀리죠이)

 

유창윤의 견해는, 유럽교회의 역사를 너무 단선적으로 파악하고 오해한 것에 기초한 것이다. 그는 유럽교회들이 십일조제도를 단죄하여 교회로부터 추방하였다고 한다. 과연 그럴까? 종교개혁 이전이나 이후에 유럽의 교회들은 국가와의 관계설정을 위해서 몸살을 앓았었다. 그러는 중에 교회에 내었던 “십일조”를 국가에 내는 경우들이 있었지만, 그것은 국가가 교회의 살림을 떠맡다는 전제에서 그렇게 하였던 것을 기억해야 한다. 곧, “십일조”제도가 유럽교회에서 사라진 것이 아니라는 것이다. 단지, 그 형태가 바뀌었을 뿐이다. 이런 점을 간과하는 것은, 현실의 실상을 왜곡하는 잘못된 견해이다.

 

유럽교회가 십일조를 폐지하였다고 하는 것은 오해이다. 유럽교회의 실상들에 대한 자료는 아래에 영문으로 옮겨 놓는다. 학계에서는 이 문제에 대해서 논란이 아직 많다. 해석적인 조심스러움이 필요한 것이다.

 

십일조의 정신은, “모든 것이 주께로 말미암았다”는 신앙에 있다. 이것에 유창윤목사도 반대하지 않을 것이다. 유창윤목사에게 있는 모든 것이 하나님의 것이다. 그것을 표현하는 것이 바로 십일조이다. 이 십일조를 무시하는 것은, 바로 이 고백을 무디게 하고 무시하는 것과도 비슷하다. 만일, 십일조 폐지를 주장하려면, 십일조 이상의 헌금을 하는 마음으로 폐지를 주장해야 한다. 그런 마음 없이, 십일조폐지를 주장하는 것은, 하나님의 말씀을 빙자해서 자신의 욕망과 탐욕을 드러내는 것이다. 자신이 올바른 신앙을 갖고 있다고 주장하지만, 그것은 위선이고, 거짓이고, 더러움을 감추는 바리새인의 짓거리이다.

 

유창윤목사는, 십일조를 강조하는 것은, 종교적 범죄행위라고 한다. 십일조 강조를 그런 탐욕을 가지고 주장하는 일부 삯군들이 있을 지 모르겠다. 하지만, 십일조를 폐지하려는 자들 중에도, 그런 위선자들, 탐욕과 욕망을 감추기 위해서 그런 주장을 하는 자들도 있을 것이다.

 

심히 궁금한 것은, 유창윤목사가 그런 탐욕을 감추고 있는 것은 아닌지 하는 것이다.

 

과연 그가 어느 정도의 헌금을 하면서 살아갈까? 십일조 그 이상의 헌금을 하면서, 십일조폐지를 주장했으면 한다. 그렇지 않으면, 그가 공격하고 있는 그 ‘종교적 범죄행위’의 죄목은 바로 자신을 향하는 것이 될 것이다.

 

(참고자료: 유럽에서의 십일조에 대한 역사적 현황)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithe

Governmental collection of religious offerings

[edit] England

The right to receive tithes was granted to the English churches by King Ethelwulf in 855. The Saladin tithe was a royal tax, but assessed using ecclesiastical boundaries, in 1188. Tithes were given legal force by the Statute of Westminster of 1285. Adam Smith criticised the system in The Wealth of Nations (1776), arguing that a fixed rent would encourage peasants to farm more efficiently. The Dissolution of the Monasteries led to the transfer of many tithe rights from the Church to secular landowners, and then in the 1530s to the Crown. The system ended with the Tithe Commutation Act 1836, which replaced tithes with a rent charge decided by a Tithe Commission. The records of land ownership, or Tithe Files, made by the Commission are now a valuable resource for historians.

At first this commutation reduced problems to the ultimate payers by folding tithes in with rents (however it could cause transitional money supply problems by raising the transaction demand for money). Later the decline of large landowners led tenants to become freeholders and again have to pay directly; this also led to renewed objections of principle by non-Anglicans.

The rent charges paid to landowners were converted by the Tithe Commutation Act to annuities paid to the state through the Tithe Redemption Commission. The payments were transferred in 1960 to the Board of Inland Revenue, and finally terminated by the Finance Act 1977.

[edit] Scotland

In Scotland teinds were the tenths of certain produce of the land appropriated to the maintenance of the Church and clergy. At the Reformation most of the Church property was acquired by the Crown, nobles and landowners. In 1567 the Privy Council of Scotland provided that a third of the revenues of lands should be applied to paying the clergy of the reformed Church of Scotland. In 1925 the system was recast by statute and provision was made for the standardisation of stipends at a fixed value in money. The Court of Session acted as the Teind Court. Teinds were finally abolished by the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.

[edit] France

In France, the tithes -- called "la dîme" -- were a land tax. Originally a voluntary tax, in 585 the "dîme" became mandatory. In principle, unlike the taille, the "dîme" was levied on both noble and non-noble lands. The dîme was divided into a number of types, including the "grosses dîmes" (grains, wine, hay), "menues" or "vertes dîmes" (vegetables, poultry), "dîmes de charnage" (veal, lamb, pork). Although the term "dîme" comes from the Latin decima [pars] ("one tenth", same origin for U.S. coin dime), the "dîme" rarely reached this percentage and (on the whole) it was closer to 1/13th of the agricultural production.

The "dîme" was originally meant to support the local parish, but by the 16th century many "dîmes" went directly to distant abbeys, monasteries, and bishops, leaving the local parish impoverished, and this contributed to general resentment. In the Middle Ages, some monasteries also offered the "dîme" in homage to local lords in exchange for their protection (see Feudalism) (these are called "dîmes inféodées"), but this practice was forbidden by the Lateran Council of 1179.

[edit] Germany

Germany levies a church tax, on all persons declaring themselves to be Christians, of roughly 8-9% of the income tax, which is effectively (very much depending on the social and financial situation) typically between 0.2% and 1.5% of the total income. The proceeds are shared amongst Catholic, Lutheran, and other Protestant Churches.

Some believe that the church taxation system was established or started through the Concordat of 1933 signed between the Holy See and the Third Reich. This is a simple misunderstanding or misrepresentation of §13 of the Appendix (The Supplementary Protocol) of the Concordat (Schlußprotokoll, §13). The article reads: „Es besteht Einverständnis darüber, daß das Recht der Kirche, Steuern zu erheben, gewährleistet bleibt.“, (refer to External Links). In English, this translates to: It is understood that the Church retains the right to levy Church taxes, (refer to External Links). Notice that §13 states that the Church "retains the right" or, in German, "gewährleistet bleibt". The church tax (Kirchensteuer) actually traces its roots back as far as the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803. Today its legal basis is §140 of the Grundgesetz (the German "constitution") in connection with article 137 of the Weimar constitution.

Church tax (Kirchensteuer) is compulsory in Germany for those confessing members of a particular religious group. It is deducted at the PAYE level. The duty to pay this tax theoretically starts on the day one is christened. Anyone who wants to stop paying it has to declare in writing, at their local court of law (Amtsgericht) or registry office, that they are leaving the Church. They are then crossed off the Church registers and can no longer receive the sacraments.

[edit] Ireland

Tithes were local religious tax-like payments paid in Ireland by members of other faiths as well as its own adherents to maintain and fund the established state church, the Anglican Church of Ireland, to which only a small minority of the population belonged. The collection of tithes was violently resisted in the period 1831-36, known as the Tithe War. With the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland, tithes were abolished.

[edit] Denmark

All members of the Church of Denmark pay a church tax, which varies between municipalities. The tax is generally around 1% of the taxable income.

[edit] Spain and Latin America

Both the tithe (diezmo), a tax of 10% on all agricultural production, and "first fruits" (primicias), an additional harvest tax, were collected in Spain throughout the medieval and early modern periods for the support of local Catholic parishes. The tithe crossed the Atlantic with the Spanish Empire; however, the Indians who made up the vast majority of the population in colonial Spanish America were exempted from paying tithes on native crops such as corn and potatoes that they raised for their own subsistence. After some debate, Indians in colonial Spanish America were forced to pay tithes on their production of European agricultural products, including wheat, silk, cows, pigs, and sheep. The tithe was abolished in several Latin American countries, including Mexico, soon after independence from Spain (which started in 1810); others, including Argentina and Peru still collect tithes today for the support of the Catholic Church. The tithe was abolished in Spain itself in 1841.

[edit] Sweden

Until the year 2000, Sweden had a mandatory church tax to be paid if one did belong to the Church of Sweden which had been funneling about $500 million annually to the church. Due to change in legislation, the tax was withdrawn in year 2000. However, the Swedish government has agreed to continue collecting from individual taxpayers the annual payment that has always gone to the church. But now the tax will be an optional checkoff box on the tax return. The government will allocate the money collected to Catholic, Muslim, Jewish and other faiths as well as the Lutherans, with each taxpayer directing where his or her taxes should go.

[edit] Austria

Church tax is compulsory in Austria and Catholics can be sued by the Church for not paying it. Anyone who wants to stop paying it has to declare in writing, at their local municipal council, that they are leaving the Church. They are then crossed off the Church registers and can no longer receive the sacraments. The tax amounts to about 1% of the income.

[edit] Switzerland

There is no official state church in Switzerland; however, all the 26 cantons (states) financially support at least one of the three traditional denominations--Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, or Protestant--with funds collected through taxation. Each canton has its own regulations regarding the relationship between church and state. In some cantons, the church tax (up to 2.3%) is voluntary but in others an individual who chooses not to contribute to church tax may formally have to leave the church. In some cantons private companies are unable to avoid payment of the church tax.

[edit] Finland

Members of certain churches pay a church tax of between 1% and 2.25%, depending on the municipality.

[edit] United States

The United States has never collected a church tax or mandatory tithe on its citizens, under the principle of separation of church and state. The United States and its governmental subdivisions also exempt most churches from payment of income tax (under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state statutes, which also allows donors to claim the donations as an income tax itemized deduction). Also, churches may be permitted exemption from other state and local taxes such as sales and property taxes, either in whole or in part. However, churches are required to withhold Federal and state income tax from their employees along with the employee's share of Social Security and Medicare taxes, and pay the employer's share of the latter two taxes, unless the employee is an ordained minister.

 

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