[21twelve]

Years ago I was talking to an elderly woman that spoke about the pastor wanting everyone to give more. She said she put in $1 a week. I made a quick judgement that she was being cheap.

Then she went through what she got from Social Security and her minimal savings account compared to her bills. By the time she was done I thought her $1 was pretty generous. (Of course it is supposed to be before all of our expenses, but still...)

On the other hand, our pastor will say he has had numerous people say to him about tithing “Well sure pastor, that probably is good for most people. But 10% of my $600,000 salary is a lot of money!”

[21twelve]

I guess I/we got off topic a bit, as this politician isn’t talking anything about tithing. He is just talking about “So what’s in if for me?”

It would seem that he should be happy that a business would come in and employ folks and pay property taxes and business fees. (In my town, businesses have to pay a head tax for each employee).

[JoeFromSidney]

Many years ago, shortly after my first wife and I were married, she suggested we try tithing. A tithe of a Second Lieutenant's pay didn't come to much, but we started. I've continued to tithe since then, even after her death. When I remarried, my new wife agreed to continue tithing. So far, I have never managed to outdo God in generosity.