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I assume ray was kidding So if you want the prophets words on tithing in the Lorenzo snow book we are studying this year he says tithing is simple…” if a man gets 10 dollars…he pays 1″
So…look at how much your hubby brought home in each paycheck and pay on that. I agree that paying on social security or other retirement is silly now…you will pay on it when you take it out.
Some say you can deduct your living costs as well…I can see there point though we currently pay on our net….just changed btw from gross.
johnh – I edited my comment to make it clearer. Perhaps my initial reading of the comment was incorrect. If so, I apologize, Cadence. Old-Timer wrote:That was inappropriate, Cadence – if it was directed at momto11’s comment and not the post itself. If it was a reaction to the post, it was appropriate – but it follows immediately after momto11’s comment about a view that she likes. If it was a “sigh” about her comment and the view she expressed, it was inappropriate – since, in that context, it is dismissive of something that works for someone else.
If it was sighing about the culture that puts people in a position where they feel guilty about overlooking something or feeling like they made a mistake in the amount of their sincere donations, they it was appropriate – and I can agree with sighing about it.
Ray I will make it clear for you. I find it sad that we would actually agonize about dollars and cents and how much God wants us to pay. It all seems so trivial in the big scheme of things. I am not in the habit of providing support to make people feel better about adhering to things I find suspect. I would rather state my view and others can take it or leave it. I do not claim supreme knowledge just much more experience than most. I do not want to create contention I just want to point out the error in worrying about such things. Perhaps it was a bit snarky so I will admit that, but it was intended to make a point of how these issues are not things we should be worrying about in our lives.
So here is what I should have said: I believe it is not necessary to to spend any effort worrying about exact amounts of what you should pay in tithing. The reasons for paying it are personal since I believe it does not provide the results the church claims. Pay if you like or not. In the big picture I do not think it makes any difference how much you pay.
I agree – and I apologize for misunderstanding your original meaning. Cadence…I am really glad you spelled it out as I think it is a pretty damn coherent response. It is hard for us to not respond in a pavlovian manner sometimes especially with tithing as it is so ingrained into us. It is one of those things that makes me suspicious that fact that merely asking the question as to how much we should pay is somehow deemed as making you unworthy. I think the 2nd nefarious teaching is the one I hear about sex…and this one bugs me more than tithing (cuz i would be willing to pay the full 10% to have more…um…fun). More than one leader has said (local…not the big 15) in regards to sexual practices between married couples “If you find yourself asking if it is ok…then it probably isn’t”.
Quote:More than one leader has said (local…not the big 15) in regards to sexual practices between married couples “If you find yourself asking if it is ok…then it probably isn’t”.
Yeah, I hate that – but
it’s a discussion for a diferent thread. If you want to talk more about it, please excerpt it and start a new thread. If that happens, keep in mind that we don’t want unnecessarily explicit descriptions – not out of any prudishness but out of a desire to care about the sensitivities of those who read and never comment.
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