tithe
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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
“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
I go on Sunday to church, put something in the tithe, and I get a beautiful story about the way it is to live and hope for the future.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2023
I talked straight through the night, and he silently took my confes sions, maledictions, as though he were some font of blessing at which I might leave a final belated tithe.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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
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
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
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
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
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