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by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on July 2nd, 2004

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Does tithing apply to money that is won or bequeathed (for example, a large lawsuit settlement or inheritance)?

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  • by Alatea on December 28th, 2005

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    You bet it does! It applies to every gift even if the gift is not money. They will request that you value that gift and turn over 10%. Basically they want 10% of anything you might have as a gift or inheritance. Tithing is what fills the LDS bank accounts as well as the (free) efforts of 60 thousand untrained teenage boy priests, who act as missionaries to get the converts. It's a good strategy for business but very UN-Christian.

    BTW - LDS does not reveal its financial statements to any member. Of course most members assume that they turn over at least 10% to charity but one can also assume the chosen charity is Mormon. Parents pay for the missions so it's not surprising this church has a fat bank account based on the control it has over the membership. Unquestioned by the LDS members, this is an organisation that never reveals anything about finances to its members.

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  • by Charles Sampson on July 9th, 2004

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    Also as in Christmas gifts and birthday gifts, that is between the person and the Lord. The Lord is the ultimate Judge and he alone will make that judgement.

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  • by Christopher_D8384 on January 6th, 2011

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    The above answers were written by people who have no part nor interest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tithing is defined as 10% of one's increase. The definition of that increase is whatever the individual says it is. Some people pay tithing on their gross income, others on their net. Each member declares his or her tithing status to their bishop under no duress - a person who pays one penny in tithing has the right to declare themselves as a full tithe-payer if that is what their conscience tells them is right. Ultimately, it is a contract between an individual and their God.

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  • by slewisk on December 25th, 2010

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    We have only one tithe in existence among the Mormons. It is a tithe of one's income annually. Under this definition any income must be tithed. This poses a problem for the rich pay less than the poor in terms of their total net worth. The original law was based upon ones possession as during Abraham and interest during the early days of the Mormon Church. These are equal to a property tithe as compared to the Protestant income tithe. Even with the Catholic Church the original tithe was by property. Our property taxes were acctually derived from the taxes assessed on an English section of land called a Tighing. There are all kinds of questions about tithing because the law has been corupted in terms of what is a tithe and how it is collected. The original did not have a general church fund. Each community or stake collected tithe of possessions and property and destributed to the poor and the needs of the local Church. The Catholics failed by moving all of the property tithes to Rome and the Mormons failed by changing the tithe and moving all tithes to the general church fund. How can anyone obey a changed law? This is why the Lord told Brigham Young: "I will redeem Zion in my own due time."

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