tithe

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

About 19% said they regularly give less than a full tithe, 22% said they are inconsistent in their giving and 9% said their finances make it difficult for them to give.

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

To this day, Latter-day Saints are expected to meet with local bishops every year and state that they have paid a full tithe.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023

Word of it crept in among the nuns; the beggars in front of the church spoke of it, for they would be there to take the tithe of the first fruits of the luck.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

That includes tithes; regular donations amounting to 10% of a person’s income expected from members of the church.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

There were also quarrels over cash, Ms. Kahindi’s daughter said, adding that Mr. Mackenzie was suspected of pocketing tithes.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

One in 4 of said tithes can go to a secular charity, up from 18% in a 2017 poll.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 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

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

He tithed himself a tenth, then a third, then a half, and at length used up his fortune in noble service.

From The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service by Newell Dwight Hillis

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

The church has filed for a rehearing in the appeals court, saying the church president had explained the project would be paid for through investment earnings and not tithing funds.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

“This was during an era in which everyone was expected to have their tithing donations also include time, and not just financial resources.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Facing financial ruin, the church's prophet and president in 1899, Lorenzo Snow, urged members to redouble their commitment to tithing.

From Salon ● 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