For a number of years, The Barna Group has also been following the practice
of ³tithing,² which is donating at least ten percent of one¹s income.
While
Christians dispute whether tithing refers to giving the entire ten percent
to
churches or whether that sum may include money donated to churches and
other
non-profit entities, the survey data reveal that no matter how it is
defined,
very few Americans tithed in 2004. Only 4% gave such an amount to churches
alone; just 6% gave to either churches or to a combination of churches and
parachurch ministries.
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrow&BarnaUpdateID=187
So, I ask, does this statistic indicate that most church goers don't
really
believe in their system and in their leadership?
Zane Anderson
http://housechurch.org
