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"They aren't really making movies like that anymore," he said, lamenting that the Christian independent film industry long ago turned to "fake action movies" like "The Omega Code," leaving its collection-plate budget, wing-and-a-prayer roots behind.

Bedeviled by Cinema in a Brooklyn Bar Steve Dollar 2010

At the Miami Archdiocese, collection-plate revenues are steady, but assessments that individual parishes pay are slow in coming or are down, and needs are up sharply, resulting in the layoff of 49 of the 182 staffers at its Pastoral Center on Biscayne Boulevard, says spokeswoman Mary Ross Agosta.

Another casualty of the Bush economy: charitable giving Sinfonian 2008

A real-live Bible-shaking, platitiude-selling, hypocritic, cash, collection-plate (or check) taking, living cesspool of questionable life choices right there, smack dab in the middle of our dresser†¦ †¦ †¦ How much is that doggie in the mirror? “Jimmy says that bisexual plumbers are not a good enough reason to move to San Diego. ” †¦ †¦. he said in my case, I†™ d have to go with Roto-rooter.

Think Progress » Ralph Reed’s Spokesperson Peddles Internet Smut 2005

Emmett Plant is running a collection-plate to pay back the 12-year-old honor student who lives in a New York housing project who was intimidated into turning $2000 over to the RIAA to keep them from suing her for file-sharing.

Boing Boing: September 7, 2003 - September 13, 2003 Archives 2003

It had taken every bit of persuasion he had, and ultimately he'd had to point to a miniscule bump in the collection-plate tally that was statistically insignificant, but he'd managed to get Billy to agree to let him have another shot at haranguing the masses.

Music to My Sorrow Lackey, Mercedes 2005

It had taken every bit of persuasion he had, and ultimately he'd had to point to a miniscule bump in the collection-plate tally that was statistically insignificant, but he'd managed to get Billy to agree to let him have another shot at haranguing the masses.

Music To My Sorrow Lackey, Mercedes 2005

The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright collection-plate passer and forecloser.

Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels

Like when I first handed round the collection-plate in our parish church.

Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel 1928

Woe unto you, doctors of divinity and Episcopalians, hypocrites! for you drop your checks into the collection-plate and you pay no heed to the really important things in the Bible, which are justice and mercy and faith in goodness.

The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition Upton Sinclair 1923

Woe unto you, doctors of divity and Episcopalians, hypocrites! for you drop your checks into the collection-plate and you pay no heed to the really important things in the Bible, which are justice and mercy and faith in goodness.

They Call Me Carpenter Upton Sinclair 1923