How much money do you give to your church?
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Anonymous
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Single mom here with HHI 85K (teacher for many years). I give 1% of my gross to my church.
Much more in in-kind service. |
Anonymous
| Our church (LDS) mandates 10% gross income in order to be considered temple-worthy. We cannot enter the celestial kingdom (highest level of heaven) without doing so. We would not want to be separated from the other members of our family, including our children. |
Anonymous
| Zero. Such a scam. |
Anonymous
| We bumped from 2% of HHI last year to 3% this year. Our church is only funded by member gifts and last year the staff had to furlough themselves for a month. It costs money to run a church and we get a lot out of the community. |
Anonymous
| 10%. Water of life is free but the plumbing costs money. |
Anonymous
Hah, I like this. |
Anonymous
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Nothing, they don't deserve it.
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Anonymous
| 10% of gross income |
Anonymous
This is all after you're dead, right? |
Anonymous
| 10% of my income after taxes and expenses. So if I have $300 of discretionary money left, they get $30. I don't go to church much so it's fair. |
Anonymous
Why do you believe this? |
Anonymous
I ask because to me there is a difference between doing a seemingly good action because you feel forced to do it, and doing it because are moved to do so, by God, or some other compassionate feeling. Doesn't the latter make you a better person? |
Anonymous
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OP, do you want answers regarding other houses of worship? We pay $1,500 in annual synagogue dues and give an additional $5,000 per year to our synagogue.
On the rare occasion that we pray at another synagogue, we try to remember to give to it also, but those are much smaller donations, like $50-150. |
Anonymous
| We pay about $1,200 a year, or 100 a month. I would give a lot more if I had the money. |
Anonymous
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