timewerx
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If the church is just motivated by making money, they are doing it all wrong.
It's also faulty because a dedicated 10-15% of any given church pays 95% of the bills. I bet half the people that go to church think giving a buck is being generous during the offering. I don't know the stats, but I'll bet a good 50-60% that attend give a few bucks here and there, or more than likely nothing at all.
The Catholic Church I went to said their revenue came from 8.9% of the membership or 9.8% of the membership. I forget which. But, that is really low. That meant 90%+ gave nothing at all.
I donated my time to make up for me not tithing since I don't make much. I fell on hard times so I didn't tithe much in the last 10+ years. But, before that, I tithed 10% for 15 years.
Just because you have a big crowd doesn't mean the church is getting tons of donations.
Churches need to speak to everyone's needs, single and married, on an equal footing. The reason singles have quit going is because they are finding their needs met elsewhere and there is only so many hours in week.
I didn't realize giving is that bad in the Catholic Church. It seems different in many Protestant denominations. The tithes given seem a lot higher. Maybe it's just our church.
Sorry for your hard times, same here.
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