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February 5, 2008
Evangelicals tithed three times national average
I can't believe it. Barna says that evangelicals tithed three times the national average in 2002. I feel proud to know that I'm counted among a group of people so committed to the Lordship of Christ that we feel compelled to give.
But then I re-read the statement. Only 9% of evangelicals tithed which was three times the national average. 9% is hardly something to be proud of. In a way I feel a little "underwhelmed" and disappointed by it all.
I'm not sure what to be more concerned about--the 91% of evangelicals who don't tithe or the fact that 9% was three times the national average.
What do you think?
Posted by bstroup at February 5, 2008 1:41 AM
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