My question is:
Is tithing mandatory? Or is it just a charitable option?
Bond
Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
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Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
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Re: Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
Bond...James Bond wrote:My question is:
Is tithing mandatory? Or is it just a charitable option?
Bond
It's only mandatory in order to get a temple recommend; it is expressly not a reason to impose Church discipline.
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God has no need of money, yet Churches do. Whether one contributes in the collection plate or through an envelope, your contributions help keep the place running.
I think the most proper question is if it is ethical for the Church to tie monetary gifts to blessings from God. Whether one is selling indulgences or Temple admission, the question should be asked.
I think the most proper question is if it is ethical for the Church to tie monetary gifts to blessings from God. Whether one is selling indulgences or Temple admission, the question should be asked.
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Re: Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
Bond...James Bond wrote:My question is:
Is tithing mandatory? Or is it just a charitable option?
Bond
It always depends.
When I was in the military I had a bishop who explicitly told me that since the military pay scales were public he knew whether each member was paying a full tithe and held them to it.
Mostly, it's just a personal declaration as to whether a member is a full-tithe payor.
The problem is that the Church refers to it as "...paying a full tithe." so they kinda' make it sound involuntary by the terminology.
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Re: Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
MormonMendacity wrote:
When I was in the military I had a bishop who explicitly told me that since the military pay scales were public he knew whether each member was paying a full tithe and held them to it.
I would have told him to mind his own business and let me make the declaration.
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Re: Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
Bond...James Bond wrote:My question is:
Is tithing mandatory? Or is it just a charitable option?
Bond
Oh now this is a funny question.....I expect some funny answers also
My aunt will soon stop paying hers because she no longer cares about going to the temple....
My aunt a TBM I lve her very much and we talk often....she does not hold my lack of Non-TBM against me..which is cool
When I wake up I will be hungry....but this feels so good right now aaahhhhhh........
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moksha wrote:God has no need of money, yet Churches do. Whether one contributes in the collection plate or through an envelope, your contributions help keep the place running.
I think the most proper question is if it is ethical for the Church to tie monetary gifts to blessings from God. Whether one is selling indulgences or Temple admission, the question should be asked.
They repeatedly do tie tithing to success and blessings in teh afterlife. Its explicitly needed for admission into the international house of handshakes.
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Re: Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
Ray A wrote:MormonMendacity wrote:
When I was in the military I had a bishop who explicitly told me that since the military pay scales were public he knew whether each member was paying a full tithe and held them to it.
I would have told him to mind his own business and let me make the declaration.
Good point.
There was a guy who claimed to be a full tithepayer, even though he never paid tithing. He claimed that he'd made a deal with God to just keep the 10% up front and send him the remaining 90%.
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Re: Tithing, Is it Mandatory?
Dr. Shades wrote:
There was a guy who claimed to be a full tithepayer, even though he never paid tithing. He claimed that he'd made a deal with God to just keep the 10% up front and send him the remaining 90%.
He wouldn't be the first, that I can assure you.