God Will Provide


I read a letter in one of the newspapers the other day.

From a member of the clergy in England who was keen to point out that - contrary to popular opinion - religious ministers are not badly off.

Because as well as receiving a stipend (a salary to you and me) - they get a range of 'fringe' benefits including:

Free housing
An exemption from council tax
An exemption from water rates
Free transport
Refunded energy bills
Living expenses

In the reverend's own estimation this all added up to over £35,000 a year - after tax.

Which is a lot more that the average before tax salary in the UK - which stands at around £25,000.

Now what churches do with their own property is up to them - but I didn't realise that ministers of the cloth were so heavily subsidised by the public purse.

I wonder if this applies to all faiths - or just the chosen few?

So it seems that while 'God will provide' - he gets more than a little help from the public purse.

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