tithe

Issues of Seren Gomer, the first newspaper to be published in Welsh, are missing, as are a number of tithe maps produced between 1838 and 1850.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2023

Dwumfour said in a 2017 sermon posted online, extolling a central tenet of the prosperity gospel theology: that good things come to those who tithe.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

“Believing God wants you to tithe and doing it are two different things,” Mr. McConnell said.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

People produced what they were going to consume, and surplus went to the lord or the church as a mandatory tax, usually 10 percent, called the tithe.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Bobby himself had given the Church more than $60,000 from his Icelandic winnings, and ultimately his tithe would be close to $100,000.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Where Christians believe tithes can go is also changing.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

Churchome is primarily supported by membership tithes and offerings, according to a 2021-2022 financial report.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

Leaders would sometimes demand to see members’ pay stubs and sit on members’ porches until they arrived home to collect their tithes before Sunday evening was over, the suits allege.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

Church leaders had anticipated that: outside the auditorium were rows of card machines, and inside, bank numbers flashed on a giant screen so worshipers could transfer their tithes instead.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023

Why, others asked, should all their tithes go to helping strangers, to the extent of building a room to feed them supper?

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

On top of retirement, they also saved 10% of their take-home income for emergencies and future expenses, and tithed an additional 10% to their church.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

“The parish treasurer was really excited because I tithed my winnings, so that was a nice plus for the bottom line of the parish,” Sibley says.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

It’s difficult to figure out the percentages in Puerto Rico, although most people are tithed, so to speak, to the United States.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2017

People drove up at sundown, tithed by purchasing a ticket and “worshiped” collectively in front of the huge outdoor screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2016

It seems that anything likely to have an annual increase is liable to be tithed.

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Mark Lemon

Televangelists such as Jimmy Swaggart, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, and Kenneth Copeland were preaching fire and brimstone and the importance of tithing.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

By the time Caviezel interrupts the end credits to comfort the audience and pass the tithing plate, even I felt primed to chip in for his earnestness.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023

Young adult churchgoers, whom the survey defined as between 18 and 34 years of age, are least likely to say the tithing command still applies, with only 66% affirming this.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

The lawsuit says the reprimand came after she stopped tithing because she was struggling financially following a 2020 car accident.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

Rader was in charge of the $70-million-a-year windfall that the Church was bringing in, mostly from tithing its members.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady