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a federal court recently ordered that the church can use tithing anyway it wants. Its investment portfolio is reportedly worth some $100 billion. As the stock and bond markets shudder and convulse, ...
The church issued a statement through a spokesman, Sam Penrod. "Tithing donations made by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are an expression of faith and allow the church ...
It ignores a fundamental truth: The Catholic Church runs on the financial support of its members. As long as Catholics continue tithing without demanding real reform, they are enabling an ...
Over the past five years, between market returns and surpluses in tithing funds, church investment reserves ballooned by about $70 billion, the website reports. At the same time, the faith’s ...
Former members of Gateway Church filed a motion Saturday to compel Gateway to produce documents as part of the discovery process in the case. They argued the church had missed a Jan. 13 deadline ...
Former Gateway Church elder Tom Lane this week was dismissed from a federal lawsuit against the church that alleges the church misused tithing funds meant for missionary work.(Adrian Ashford ...
However, current and former Gateway members alleged that the church didn't follow through on its promises to distribute tithes, estimated to bring in $15 million annually. The plaintiffs also ...
The lawsuit accused the church and its former leaders of misrepresenting how tithes, or donated percentages ... sexual abuse and has not responded to letters and at least five phone calls from ...
On Sept. 9, she submitted a letter to Gateway Church requesting her tithes back. Almost a month later, she and other congregants filed a lawsuit alleging that Gateway Church committed financial ...
An open letter from the NSCEA to ... while Jesus acknowledges the principle of tithing, he places greater emphasis on inner purity and justice. The early church shifted towards voluntary giving ...