I really didn't mean to hijack the thread. My mind saw the title as "tithing". Sorry about that. It's just a pandora's box when someone says "tithing" or "church" or anything connected therewith.
Read this article:
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~revival/nine-lies.html
This pretty much sums it up for me, and I am "redeemed" in tme spiritual sense of the word. (biblically)
I got an invitation yesterday to speak about this issue on a local Christian radio station.
I consider telling the truth a calling. Relevant or not.
But is you want a yes or no, NO it is.
HB