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  2. Tithing in Mormonism - Wikipedia

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    The LDS Church is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement, with membership estimated at 16.6 million as of December 31, 2020. [7] The LDS Church was estimated to have received tithing donations totaling between $7 billion [8] [9] and $33 billion [10] USD in the year 2012 (equivalent to $9.3 billion to $43.8 billion in 2023 [11]).

  3. Grace Communion International - Wikipedia

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    The early WCG used a three-tithe system, under which members were expected to give a tithe or 10% "of their increase", usually interpreted as a family's income. The first tithe, 10% of a member's total income, was sent to church headquarters to finance "the work", which was all operations of the church, as well as broadcasting and publishing ...

  4. History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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    In response, Lorenzo Snow, then President of the Church, conducted a campaign to raise the payment of tithing, of which less than 20% of LDS had been paying during the 1890s. [51] After a visit to Saint George, Utah, which had a much higher-than-average percentage of full 10% tithe-payers, [52] Snow felt that he had received a revelation. [53]

  5. Evangelicalism - Wikipedia

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    An earlier survey conducted in 2012 found that 92 percent of evangelicals agree it is a Christian's duty to help those in poverty and 45 percent attend a church which has a fund or scheme that helps people in immediate need, and 42 percent go to a church that supports or runs a foodbank. 63 percent believe in tithing, and so give around 10 ...

  6. Tzedakah - Wikipedia

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    The latter is typically understood as a spontaneous act of goodwill and a marker of generosity; tzedakah is an ethical obligation, and it is not properly "charity", like in Christendom, but a way to empower poor people to support themselves, helping them in developing their talents and skills.

  7. Islam and Mormonism - Wikipedia

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    Mormonism equally emphasizes charitable giving, starting with a tithe of 10% of one's gross income, generally before taxes or expenses are paid. This tithe is mandatory of all who wish to obtain a temple recommend, a requirement to enter LDS temples (as opposed to regular Mormon meetinghouses where anyone can attend weekly worship services). [73]

  8. Terumat hamaaser - Wikipedia

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    In the Hebrew Bible, the tithe of the tithes (Hebrew: תרומת המעשר ‎ terumat ha-maaser) is a mitzvah (biblical requirement) for the recipient Levite to give to the priest a tenth (10%) of the tithe of produce that the former received from the Israelites. It applies only to agricultural produce grown in the Land of Israel.

  9. Aimee Semple McPherson - Wikipedia

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    People were carried in on cots, stretchers, chairs and beds; and awaited McPherson to pray over them for healing. [ 88 ] In 1921 during the Denver campaign, a Serbian Romani tribe chief, Dewy Mark and his mother stated they were faith-healed by McPherson of a respiratory illness and a "fibroid tumor."