When I was just a few days in to believing the Gospel--before I even knew there WAS a forum AND before I was fully convinced of Ray himself--I spent a few hours fantasizing about how I could use this wonderful good news to turn a few bucks. The Spirit of God yanked my chain, and that experience marked me. I'm not the only one who has had these thoughts, either.
The best examples I have worked for a living and gave the gospel away. So I think I can 'judge' best from OK, and OK from the worst of babylon.
Pro 21:2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
I can't ponder other's hearts. I can barely ponder my own. The only point I wanted to make is the one I made. Of course people who work for a living should be paid. Of course printing and publishing are businesses--even 'non-profits' have to have income of some sort. Of course those who provide for us should be provided for. I'm happy to let those engaged in the trade work out the details as they see fit.
But I know this: If I had felt for even a second that B-T was a money-maker, that would have been enough to 'pluck the seed' out of the ground before it had a chance to sprout. I was plenty apprehensive, wary, and unsure of Ray as it was, without having that extra barrier.
That's my heart. Don't judge me either.