The Gaming Outpost

A new page has been added to M. J. Young Net.  Some will say this has nothing to do with Multiverser; some would disagree.  The argument in favor is that anything I publish that gets people reading what I wrote gets them interested in other things I wrote, and ultimately in Multiverser–and if nothing else, there is a great deal of material under my name which tells Christians, directly and indirectly, that role playing games are not the evil tools of Satan some of their preachers have told them.  But if you don’t think it’s relevant that I write stuff that has nothing to do with role playing games, then this wasn’t relevant.

It was not that time consuming, though, so at least I can’t be said to have been wasting time in which I could have been doing something else–unless answering e-mail from confused and distressed readers is a waste of time.  This new page–actually two pages–went to the Difficult Questions section of the site, where I occasionally post slightly edited letters I have received which raise problems in connection with Christian faith, and the also edited answers I have given.  Since both the letter I received and the answer I gave were already saved in my mailboxes, it was not that difficult to copy the text into a copy of a previous page in the section, clean it up, and add a few links.  I think I did it all while I was getting dressed and waiting for the coffee to brew.

The subject at hand is tithing; for those not in the know, tithing is a technical term which means giving exactly one tenth of your income to God, or usually more specifically to your church or pastor.  I’ve been challenged before on my position, in short that this is legalism and not a Christian approach to giving at all.  This letter, Difficult Questions:  Should We Tithe or Pay Our Debts?, gave me an opportunity to express my position with some clarity, in my answer, Tithing Is Not the Point.  Anyone interested in the subject is invited to read these new pages.

–M. J. Young