The Wall St. Journal has this article called “The Backlash Against Tithing.”  This doesn’t directly fit in the sacred/profane focus of this blog, but it came up in my church this past week so I thought I’d post it.

This artlie is an interesting approach to the subject of money in churches.  While it skirts the differences between so called “prosperity gospel” movements and other Christian expressions, the article does a great job of showing how much money is required to keep the lights on in a megachurch.

Whether or not 10% is a hard a fast rule, this article offers some interesting perspectives.

Incidentally, my priest shared this weekend that the 10% rule is clearly old testament.  When we look at the New covenant after Christ, there’s no talk of 10%.  There is plenty of examples of selling everything you own…