How much money do you give to your church?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You people are crazy.

Why? It costs money to run a congregation. If we want the community to be there, we need to support it.

Agree, but tithing is BS.

The thread is about giving money to the church. I said nothing about tithing- nor did the pp to whom I responded.

[Anonymous]

Around $600/month. Only DH attends church.

[Anonymous]

We give $1500/year but also volunteer our time quite a bit. I used to feel bad we didn’t give more until I realized how wasteful the church is in spending huge amounts on a social media manager (40 hrs/week - seriously?! I could do what they do on social media in 30 minutes a week) and similar outsourcing of every minute task that I feel show a lack of efficiency and wastefulness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Why do you believe this?

Because that’s what their cult, I mean church, tells them.

You must be one of those right-wing haters.

No progressive Dem would judge a church or its members like that -- progressive Dems are accepting and welcoming of everyone.

[Anonymous]

Those of you who tithe, do you give the full 10% to the church or do you interpret this to mean that you can give some of it to missions or any other cause you find worthy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10%. Water of life is free but the plumbing costs money.

+1 clever quip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who tithe, do you give the full 10% to the church or do you interpret this to mean that you can give some of it to missions or any other cause you find worthy

We give most to the. church. My grandfather was a pastor until his church hit a financial bump. They cut his already meager salary in half. Clergy kids deserve to eat, too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Those of you who tithe, do you give the full 10% to the church or do you interpret this to mean that you can give some of it to missions or any other cause you find worthy

We give most to the. church. My grandfather was a pastor until his church hit a financial bump. They cut his already meager salary in half. Clergy kids deserve to eat, too.

Really? Are the kids of the clergy going hungry now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Those of you who tithe, do you give the full 10% to the church or do you interpret this to mean that you can give some of it to missions or any other cause you find worthy

We give most to the. church. My grandfather was a pastor until his church hit a financial bump. They cut his already meager salary in half. Clergy kids deserve to eat, too.

Really? Are the kids of the clergy going hungry now?

When the church won't pay pastors enough to feed their kids, it's definitely time to look for another job -- and maybe question their faith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who tithe, do you give the full 10% to the church or do you interpret this to mean that you can give some of it to missions or any other cause you find worthy

We give most to the. church. My grandfather was a pastor until his church hit a financial bump. They cut his already meager salary in half. Clergy kids deserve to eat, too.

Really? Are the kids of the clergy going hungry now?

When the church won't pay pastors enough to feed their kids, it's definitely time to look for another job -- and maybe question their faith.

I stopped tithing because I realized I was far poorer than the pastor, the class divide started to be obvious and it made me feel uncomfortable.
Then I started to research the doctrine of tithing and found this to be a 20th century invention.
The Bible does not expect tithing from women

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who tithe, do you give the full 10% to the church or do you interpret this to mean that you can give some of it to missions or any other cause you find worthy

We give most to the. church. My grandfather was a pastor until his church hit a financial bump. They cut his already meager salary in half. Clergy kids deserve to eat, too.

Really? Are the kids of the clergy going hungry now?

No. In the 1950s. The main pastor kept his salary intact. Grandfather joined a better church, and pursued a different, related profession. Just because someone says they are Christian, doesn’t mean the faith changes their heart. It was a very sad situation.

[Anonymous]

10% the other 90 goes a long way. I truly believe in tithing and that God honors obedience

[Anonymous]

We give about $1000/year to our church. It's much less than 10% of our income, though definitely the biggest receiver of our miserly giving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10% the other 90 goes a long way. I truly believe in tithing and that God honors obedience

How do you think God is going to reward you for tithing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:10% the other 90 goes a long way. I truly believe in tithing and that God honors obedience

How do you think God is going to reward you for tithing?

Reward?
Are you preaching legalism now? Do people need to buy God?