“For our family, discernment around giving began with rejecting the idea that there is a single obligatory percentage — such ...

Is tithing tax deductible? Yes, if you opt to itemize your deductions. Here's everything you should know about tithing and ...

Tribune guest columnist Natalie Brown has concerns about tithing in the LDS Church. She nonetheless pays it, because it "is a ...

Tithing -- the response to the biblical exhortation of returning to God 10% of his gifts -- may be common in some denominations, but in most American churches it remains a rare practice. Researchers ...

Believers often characterize salvation only as “being saved from sin and for eternity.” But there is more to salvation — it is also about being saved to be God’s servant and His willing testimony ...

(RNS) — I don't mind being held accountable in my giving, which I view as an important part of a Christian life. But I want the church to be accountable too. (RNS) — ’Tis the season, people! Today is ...

The churches of the U.S. last year received about $4 billion in donations. If the 112 million Americans who claim a religious affiliation had given one-tenth—the traditional tithe—of their personal ...

Jean and Jim Darrell are a Los Angeles couple of modest means who live frugally by necessity. He works part time for an internist, doing office work, and she augments the family income by house ...

“And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.’ ” (Genesis 2:16-17). “… In the course of ...

The desire to tithe is the same as the desire to go to church every Sunday, pray when someone needs it and give thanks to God when you’re grateful. For many Christians, tithing is less of an ...

WASHINGTON — A U.S.-based organization of Catholic business executives announced Thursday that it is placing its annual donation to the Holy See in escrow until it can receive clarification on ...