Topic
Tithing
The Way We Give Now 
Christian ministries received $9.8 billion in cash donations in 2011. But which ones received most?
March 26, 2013
Why Are Christians Such Bad Tippers?
A theological defense of paying servers their 15 percent... or more.
February 5, 2013
Is It Stealing From God to Split Your Tithe Between the Church and Other Charities?
Three views on what it means to give faithfully.
October 16, 2012
Should the Jobless Tithe Unemployment Benefits?
Observers discuss a stewardship dilemma.
April 13, 2011
Are American Evangelicals Stingy?
Observers discuss whether Christians are generous enough with their money.
January 31, 2011
How Evangelicals Give
Church members' giving is decreasing in the recession, especially as a percentage of income.
January 31, 2011
Confession: I Stopped Giving to the Church
There's something psychologically important about writing a check and putting it in the plate.
January 8, 2010
'Tithing' by Douglas LeBlanc
For John and Sylvia Ronsvalle, tithing is not only a matter of obeying God.
December 9, 2009
Scrooge Lives!
Why we're not putting more in the offering plate. And what we can do about it.
December 5, 2008
Redirected Tithe
Eritrean officials seize church finances, jail Samaritan's Purse drivers.
February 15, 2007
Court Says Tithing Not an Option for the Bankrupt
1998 law let bankrupt give, but judge says 2005 bankruptcy reform law "closes the door."
September 15, 2006
EDITORIAL: Uncle Sam Wants Your Tithes
Courts should keep creditors' hands out of the collection plate.
October 3, 1994
Trinity Church in Manhattan Is Split on How to Spend Its Wealth
The parish’s $2 billion in assets have become an issue in the historic congregation, which has been racked by infighting in recent years over whether the church should be spending more money to help the poor and spread the faith, in New York and around the world. (NYT)
Many German Christians quit church to avoid tax
“Social-Democrats and Liberals invented this tax a hundred years ago in order to make the people pay for their church, not only the patrons or the king or the Kaiser,” he says. “It was invented to democratize the church." (Marketplace.org)
Bring ye all the tithes into the PayPal
Curiosity about the extent of [electronic giving] practices led me to write 40 minister-friends to inquire about their churches’ funding methods. Responses varied. (ABP)
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