I've read in several places that the average Christian gives 10 times what an atheist gives. Does this giving by believers include building structures and spreading the word? How much does the average believer actually give to what we could all agree is actually charity?
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Not a lot... http://www.inplainsite.org/html/tele-evangelist_lifestyles.html
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The existence of churches in general is just a waste of time. It's not really much more beneficial than sports stadiums, or ice skating rinks. I do think that organizations like the Salvation Army are good, but really that job should be done by government.
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Tithing pays for the building, the grounds, the salaries of the ministerial staff, church materials, evangelical outreach, and sometimes financial assistance to church members. On the whole, very little goes to non-religious charitable projects.
great gig in the sky
Every church has some sort of food bank and provides the volunteers for it, unless they are in the sticks.
Many churches go much more than this, having people visit the elderly and the sick.
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It takes a lot of donations to pay for the escalade, fancy house and all those thousand dollar suits.