On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 10:09:41 AM UTC-4, rbowman wrote:
On 04/23/2019 04:38 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 4/23/19 1:20 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
rbowman wrote
T wrote

It is not what you think. It is to support the temple. They look at
it like membership fees at a gym. Christians pass the plate.

Christians pass the plate and hope for the best. They don't sell $250
tickets nor do they, in my experience, have membership fees.

That last is very arguable with tithing.

Tithing is Old Testament. Christians are asked to give as we are
able.
There isn't some big, ugly guy standing at the door collecting a cover
charge.
I've never heard of anyone getting kicked out for being a cheap skate. They
do keep track at my church. I think it's just for tax purposes as it's
not published.
I don't see Christian giving as strictly to a church. Giving to
something like
flood relief counts if someone is keeping track and wants to use the 10%
Old
Testament tithing tradition as his personal standard.

https://www.lds.org/topics/tithing?lang=eng

"One of the blessings of membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints is the privilege of paying tithing. This privilege is
a double blessing. "

Now there's a sales spiel. Along with the carrot there is the stick.
"You're planning on a temple wedding for your daughter? Let's check your
record."

Most of my church exposure was to the Catholic Church. There have been
church taxes in the past in some countries but Leviticus doesn't carry
much weight. The Protestants are more into that OT stuff; they missed
the memo about a new covenant.

Matthew 5:18

Cindy Hamilton