(V): "Salesmen" and "contracts" is what I called it, because of how they were going about it. I did a quick look through the paper, and although it did appear to be written as a crude "legal" document, I seriously doubt it was legally binding. My dad was an attorney, and so the free advice I got growing has been invaluable to me when dealing with any sort of "salesman". I learned a lot about sales resistence regarding anything someone tries to sell me, including the ideas bandied about in a debate or in other kind of discussion.

I understand the 'feeling' of being presurred into sending money to Christian TV evangelists. I used to get the same feeling... but let's face it, it's just a feeling. If you feel compleled to send money just because someone asks for it, then you probably should not watch Christian television. I don't watch Christian television to get religion, and I don't feel compeled to send money, I just watch and listen to learn more about what Christianity is all about.

I've often heard TV ministers say if you can't afford to pay for some book or other thing, they could send you one for free. And I've also heard them say tithing is something you should give to your church and not to them. I don't know about you, and this may just be a feeling as well, but for some reason I don't see this as evidence of someone wanting to take me to the cleaners.