If the government legislated that tithing to a church?

Question

is no longer tax deductable, would you still tithe?

(I live in Canada - unsure of USA tax laws, but please answer if applicable)

kind answers only please
thank you :)

Thank you Nickster. To clarify, I do not tithe because I get a tax break. My question is simple curiosity.
blessings :)

Answer 1

Of course. I tithe to be obedient to God. Not get a tax break. Besides, I take the standard deduction, so none of it counts anyway. I would be still paying the same tax every year.

Answer 2

Dear ramjet,

In answering your question absolutely. You tithe to honor God and to support the work of the local church, not to get some kind of a tax break.

It's like asking people if the government stopped giving tax breaks for kids (deductions) - would people stop having kids.

Hope that helps. Kindly,

Nickster

Answer 3

I do NOT tithe for 2 reasons:

1) the building based churches are wasting God's money on pastoral salaries, mortgages, rental and lease agreements, fancy programs, new carpets and pews, etc, etc...
2) tithing is an old testament concept which is in no way binding on the new testament church.

GIVING, free of compulsion is the NT pattern. Additionally, have you ever considered how tracking the "tithe" is a clear violation of the teaching of Jesus that when we give we're not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing?

That said, have you ever considered what it might be like to participate in a church that ran the way things did in the beginning? Something like the book of Acts?

Check this out:
http://www.ntrf.org
http://www.house-church.com
http://www.hccentral.com/epubs.html
http://www.christianquest.org/CQ-Files/Church.html
http://www.theearlychurch.com/?gclid=CMHkmP6b0osCFQTAQAodHTUlpQ

Blessings!

Tom

Answer 4

I actually heard of a study done in conjunction with a study on flat taxes that indicated that the amount of charitable contributions people make is *relatively* insensitive to tax deductibility (that is, people give about as the same percentage whether it's deductible or not). Note, the study was based on tax collection forms (for instance maybe comparing 1040 to AMT forms) and not on a survey so it's pretty much reliable. People who lost charitable contributions to AMT limits didn't give less.

Answer 5

I would still tithe, even if it were not tax deductable

Answer 6

yes I believe in Tithing because God didn't have to provide you with that other 90%.

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

most people dont itemize their tax returns so it makes no difference