why do bibles cost so much and how much of the profit does God get? 10%? 50%? all of it?
2007-02-15 06:59:45 · 12 answers · asked by mom tree 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
please don't get me wrong..this was not meant to ask about where to get a bible or why they cost what they do..POINT IS...HOW much does GOD get?
Happy Pagan BTW
2007-02-15 07:07:29 · update #1
Not all bibles are expensive and there are many places that will give them away free.
2007-02-15 07:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by travelguruette 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually bibles are fairly cheap compared to the cost of paper, printing, labor, etc. They were selling complete Bibles for $1.00 not long ago (we bought several boxes to give away). And you can often get them free.
btw Jibba - tithes is 10% not 15 and that "cost" is much less than the government demands from you.
2007-02-15 15:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by wd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The publisher gets the money hun...it does not go to a church and certainly not to God. One reason some are expensive is because of the leather covers and the type of paper used. But...there are lots you can get free too. You do not even have to convert to get one.
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2007-02-15 15:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Printing Bibles costs money, so in order to make a living they have to charge for them. Nothing wrong with making money.
2007-02-15 15:04:43 · answer #4 · answered by STEPHEN J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gets none of it. It's all big business. Want to be a multi-millionaire? Start a religion! That's what L.Ron Hubbard did. Look how much they make.
2007-02-15 15:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by The Syko Ward 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you buy a Bible YOU are the one who profits! Especially if you read it!
2007-02-15 15:04:52 · answer #6 · answered by shepherd 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is not free.
It cost God His Son.
2007-02-15 15:03:56 · answer #7 · answered by williamzo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianity is supposed to cost 15% of your paycheck. ick
2007-02-15 15:03:02 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh. Didn't their saviour try to say something about money to the Pharisees
2007-02-15 15:05:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything is God's we will be judged by what we do with it! Do we use it to further His Kingdom? Or do we use it for our sinful nature?
2007-02-15 15:06:13 · answer #10 · answered by michael m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋