Reply #8: It's code for tithing . . . [View All]

[kaybea]

Some of the frugality and simple living websites I frequent are populated by fundie mothers who are looking to stretch a buck so that they can stay home and indoctrinate (sorry, "home school")the next generation of Christian soldiers.

These women will admit to being financially strapped but when they publish their budgets and monthly incomes, the first thing off the top, non-negotiable, is the tithe of their gross income. In some cases this is a figure greater than their rent or other major life expenditure. Church is the most important thing to them. Oddly enough, the aspect of charity in their tithing is hardly mentioned, but upkeep of the building, and the minister's salary figure prominently in their justifications. Right-wing "charity" circle-jerk, like so many of them are.