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Religious organizations had joined friend-of-the-court briefs representing religious groups and hundreds of colleges.

A panel of judges voted 11-0 in a ruling that said no reasonable juror could conclude The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints misrepresented its use of tithing funds.

How should Christians handle their money? John Wesley famously said, “Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can.” What are some basics from scripture?

A fast-rising teaching in the church, prevalent mainly in the Charismatic movement, is the one of first-fruit offering and as with any issue involving giving money in the name of religion, it is ...

A preliminary creed was penned to spell out the orthodox belief, which was then refined at the Council of Constantinople in ...

(Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) Archaeological discoveries and the study of written sources, such as Merneptah's Stele, have shed light on the history of both halves of ...

Your guide to the high-stakes court hearing the church faces this week over its tithing and financial practices. • Tribune guest columnist Eli McCann left the Latter-day Saint faith years ago ...

He further explained that the practice of tithing, as described in the Old Testament, was meant to sustain the Levites. The famous scripture from Malachi 3:10, often cited to encourage tithing ...

far exceeds the Old Testament’s tithe. In fact, true generosity, as taught by Jesus and the apostles, involves more than just giving a portion of our surplus. It requires a heart transformed by ...

He further explained that the practice of tithing, as described in the Old Testament, was meant to sustain the Levites, suggesting that the famous scripture from Malachi 3:10 often cited to encourage ...

Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does ... Again, there is no command to tithe in the New Testament, simply a call to faithfully and ...