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Your Credit's Good With God

Posted Aug 27, 07 1:41 AM CDT in Business,  Arts & Living,  US 

(Newser) – Franciscan friars have another deep question to ask their congregation: Paper or plastic? The brothers of St. Anthony's Shrine in Boston have installed a wireless kiosk allowing their flock to make contributions with credit or debit cards. The service is provided by SecureGive.com, created by a Georgia minister and his wife in an effort to keep up with cashless times.

"We look at the plastic as an evolution of the financial system of the church," said the company's CEO. As for the Boston church, the change has been "a pretty big hit, actually," said one friar. The church commissioned the kiosk and a design featuring a smiling monk holding a basket as dollars rain down on him.

Source Boston Herald

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ISRAEL. Jerusalem. 1967. Franciscan monks celebrate Ascension Day in the Chapel of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives. (NYC30488)   (Magnum Photos)
Franciscan monks pray during an open-air.   (Getty Images)
Midnight Mass.   (Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, Franciscans lead a daily procession, blessing all chapels in the Holy Sepulchre.   (Magnum Photos)
Business posts what forms of plastic it accepts.   (Getty Images)
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