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Re: Non-Tithers are Excommunicated?
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Originally Posted by Orthodoxy
It's a disgrace that we in America give so little, considering our wealth.
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Inform yourself before you type. No other nation in recorded history has given as much as America, both as a state and in aggregate as individuals.
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Truth be told, tithing should probably be the bare minimum of our giving.
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But I cannot say that tithing is a requirement for church membership.
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It is an essential requirement for church membership. Why would you want the obviously uncommitted, irresponsible, and/or immature to influence decisions large or small?
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Where is this in the Bible? Furthermore, I've never heard a pastor say that he would excommunicate any member who did not tithe. Has anyone else heard anything like this?
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Last edited by OP_Carl; 10-16-2011 at 12:14 PM.
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