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my comments were regarding tim flannery
sorry tim costello..please accept my appolgies

now im seeing your face in my mind
i agree with the first poster

and to the other tim...
[the global warming gutter/nutter ;mouth piece]

my comments re the other 'tim'..still stand
thanks for ...gently reminding me runner

i kept on thinking back to your post..and decided to fess up
after thinking hard on the error

i was going to request deletion
but i stuffed up..and must learn to think properl;y
before posting..

its just tim made me so angry...[the intended one]
but in this case the wtrong one

again to the other
your doing your father proud

[unlike the 'other costello']
and the other tim...

oh dear what a tangled web we weave
when we stop trying to love ..{for-give}..others

im realising ..im a fool ..in this case
so please try to resist rubbing it in
or quoting it [this]..back to me

but will take my lumps
i earned them*

Lexi..I served with a mission which had 900 employees.. we served the poor.. we healed the sick.. we brought hope to 10s of millions (if you consider the Chinese Christians who came about as a result of the China Inland Mission)

Our General director received no more than others. My 'disposable' income was about US$10/week. You can't do much with that.

The point about criticizing Costello..is that HE publicly criticized another charity leader for receiving LESS than he is. Read his words for goodness sake. "I was shocked...dumbstruck"

Get it?

When I wrote the OP I had just seen a news article whereby Tim was talking about the harm of pokies gambling on the poor and the new legislation with daily gambling limits - I was unaware of his interest in the pokies problem. I know nothing about his pay which is of no interest to me. I am surprised some people would assume he should work for love rather than cash. It would be a stretch to believe that Tim could go to woolies and pay for his purchases with love...

It's an increasingly complex world of international aid and development - and I would never presume to question the salary of the CEO of an international aid agency such as World Vision that provides assistance to Third World Counries such as Burma, China, Africa, Middle East, et cetera unless their work was not satisfactory. The work that is being done should speak for itself. Tim Costello has impecable credentials for the job - and the only question that should be asked is - "Is he doing his job well?"
Apparently he is - and is highly respected. The following websites may also be of interest:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/tim-costello-homes-in-on-new-world-vision/story-fn3ws6ro-1225769330527

And

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/24/1069522534808.html?from=storyrhs

Mad... we don't begrudge him to work for cash....

I DO begrudge him to take $250k ish home.. when he criticized another Christian charity head for $160k.... look at what Tim actually said mate. (my posts)

If he took home 2 million a year (from public donations) I'll bet you would be very interested in how much he takes home.

If he was to make a public apology for his judgementalism against the other bloke.. and wear sackcloth and ashes for a week... and makes public that he is giving a large percentage of his pay to the poor.. for whom he claims to 'battle'....he might have some credibility when he stands in front of Westpac Bank calling them 'greedy'.

I rather think also, that if he told everyone they would be come 'rich' if they gave to World vision....you might have a bit of a pick at him :) I sure would!

AGIR:

You neglected to mention in your post that the comment you attributed to Tim Costello about Langley's salary was made - in the year - 2000. However, Tim Costello did not become CEO of World Vision until 2004.

Rev. Ray Cleary - Melbourne City Mission, summed things up rather well
when he said: "I think we've still got an outdated and old fashioned notion about charity and about church - which suggests - yes, we're happy for the church to do this and for it to do that, but we don't really want to pay them for it."

"If you want a biblical injunction, the Bible says pay the labourer his worth."