> On a related note--I noticed that there was a question in that religious
> survey sent to the list that had a question about tithing. Evidently
> churches see similar low percentages when it comes to people giving
> money.
http://www.google.com/search?q=tithing+american+churches
http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/newsletter/2003/jun6.html
> ...Barna's data shows that only 3 percent of adults contributed 10
> percent of their 2002 income to churches, which marks a 62 percent
> decrease from 2001 when 8 percent of American adults tithed. Among
> born-again Christians, the decline was similarly steep, from 14 percent
> in 2001 to 6 percent in 2002. Barna attributes the sudden drop to a
> variety of factors, including the soft economy and ongoing terrorism
> threat. But he also pegs shifting church demographics—younger adults
> don't share their parents' and grandparents' convictions about tithing.
-- Michael Pugliese