I know all that. So we ALL tithe (except the 47% who make no money and pay no taxes). I’m asking “to whom do we tithe?” The government, organized churches, charities(good luck with that)or the neighbor next door?
The Tithe in the Old Testament was to the Government as they had a theocracy. The money was to be used for God’s work. Feeding the poor, clothing the poor, paying the Priests, and providing for justice, defense etc.
It was the equivalent of a flat tax to the Theocracy. Now we pay 50% of our income to the Democrat God and the secular theocracy. If we have anything left at the end of feeding our families and paying rent then we can give to God (the real one, not the false one) as God gives us pleasure.
Further, as Jesus said, we are not to let anyone know how much or to whom we give so as not to bring glory to ourselves. It is to be done in secret and as such, it is nobody’s business except God’s.
I think threads like this are counter productive. Instead of looking for who gave to God, maybe we should be looking at who gave to groups like Planned Parenthood, or the High Priests of Government like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Hilary Clinton. Those contributions are, by law, public record and tell us exactly where a man’s heart is.