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There is no such command in the Bible. You should honor God with your giving AND take care of your parents.

The Pharisees would declare all of their possession corban (i.e. "dedicated to God") so as to not have to care for parents. They did not care for their mother and father because they said everything they owned belonged to God. Thus, they blamed God for not having to take care of their parents. Mar 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Mar 7:10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: Mar 7:11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. Mar 7:12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Mar 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

"There is no such command in the Bible. You should honor God with your giving AND take care of your parents. "

It sounds to me like we are to take care of our parents first. If there are assets available it should go for the parents care first before giving to the church or other institutions. If there is still some left after they are gone, THEN give it to the church. I don't have a problem with this change in law, but like the article says, people will find a way around it which reveals their true heart.

If it was up to me there would be no tax deductions for giving to non profits. Want to see how serious churches and non profits are interested in their "cause"........cut off their money. Large contributions to churches usually causes discussion of softer pews and larger buildings rather than expanding the kingdom.

I'm thinking of using up as much as possible and then leaving it to the "home for unwed pussycats" as suggested by Mark Twain.