Monday, December 11, 2006

The Lord Giveth, and Now He Takes Visa - New York Times

The Lord Giveth, and Now He Takes Visa - New York Times: "The Lord Giveth, and Now He Takes Visa
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 10, 2006

MARTINEZ, Ga., Dec. 9 (AP) — At the evangelical Stevens Creek Community Church, God takes credit cards.

Rainier Ehrhardt/Associated Press

Kiosks at the Stevens Creek Community Church in Martinez, Ga., accept donations via credit or debit card.

Debit cards, too.

Two “giving kiosks” sit outside the church’s chapel in East Georgia, high-tech collection plates that allow people to swipe their credit or debit cards and instantly send donations. Marty Baker, the church’s pastor, likes to call the terminals A.T.M.’s: “automatic tithe machines.”"

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