“Tithing: much more than you wanted to know” by Vesa Hautala, EA for Christians
This is a link post. Summary This post explores the practice of tithing (religiously mandated giving of 10% of income to the church or other recipients) among Christians, including: contemporary beliefs and practices (especially in the US) questions about Biblical interpretation wider theological themes related to Christian giving This piece is mainly written for a Christian audience but should be useful to anyone interested in the topic. Some key points US Protestants usually believe tithing should be practiced (about 70% think it's a Biblical commandment) However, only 4% of US Evangelicals donate 10% or more (I didn't find data for all Protestants, but the number is likely similar) yet 38% of Evangelicals believe they are giving one-tenth or more, so they vastly overestimate their giving (again, no data for all Protestants) There are different opinions on who the tithe can be paid to, with a local [...] ---Outline:(00:09) Summary(01:54) Introduction(03:14) Contemporary views and practices(03:40) US Protestants(07:04) The Church of England(07:17) Catholic and Orthodox views(09:01) The Rabbinical view(09:28) The main Bible passages(09:32) The Patriarchs(11:13) The Torah(15:55) Malachi 3:6–12(17:05) Deuterocanonical books (Apocrypha)(17:45) Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42(20:29) 1 Corinthians 9(21:51) Hebrews 7:4–10(23:22) Brief notes on the history of tithing(26:29) Further discussion(26:33) A question of covenants(31:10) Where to give(34:19) Not tithing and radical generosityThe original text contained 7 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: September 16th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/dTbXvPRHeaFFZrr8B/tithing-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.