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Originally Posted by Rudy
Not against tithing.
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Really? Could've fooled me. You say you're not against tithing, yet have anti-tithing links in your sig line.
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Originally Posted by Rudy
Catholics don't force tithing. They are the richest religion in the world.
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There are some Catholic Churches which do. In fact, in a small city I was in years ago there was a major blowup in the local newspaper in which someone published a letter they received from the local Catholic church there saying if they didn't catch up on the tithes they had not been paying for the past fiscal year, they would not be able to receive communion, church visits for sickness, last rites, etc. It demanded their work and salary info, and gave instructions on how to calculate the 10% PLUS late fees which were owed to the church.
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Originally Posted by Jason Badejo
I don't completely agree with this position, but I wouldn't have a problem going to a church that took that position. I think the UPC should take a very similar stance.
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I've looked at the UPC Statement of Faith, Doctrinal Foundation and other Articles linked in the Resource section of the website and see nothing anywhere that even remotely suggests the UPC believes paying tithes is tied to salvation.
Sure, like the Catholic Church, there are indeed some Pastors who take it upon themselves to create their own doctrine on tithing, dress standards, etc.
But in all my years in the UPC as a PK and District official's son, I've never once heard or read about tithing being tied to salvation in the UPCI.