Religion is a form of faith that has people invest that time and money in. I found an article that Gabriel Chua wrote, about religious leaders in a church in Singapore being charged with embezzlement. This was a big news in Singapore and I happened to be living there during that period of time. Gabriel said that “government should demand greater financial transparency in even religious organizations to prevent such events from reoccurring in the future.” and I absolutely agree with that.
Churches nowadays function like businesses, “selling” people spiritual comfort and in return, the church receives “monetary offerings” from them. The church go-ers are like investors, while the church is the company. Church go-ers ought to know where their money goes to. Churches should be like listed companies, releasing financial statements for church go-ers, allowing them to decide if investing their time and money would be worth it.
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