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21st Century Tithing.

Asked Aug 1, 2007, 02:46 AM — 23 Answers
Would you tithe:

1. More
2. Less
3. The Same
4. Be Highly Offended
5. I don't tithe at all.

IF your place of worship accepted Debit and Credit Cards?


What say YOU? [and I will tell you what the most popular answer was to this ? Based on the poll already taken in the local area.....later on in the thread.]

Should this even be an accepted form for giving?

Personally, I'm on the fence with this type of offering. I can see the debit card being "somewhat" acceptable as that comes directly out of funds on hand.....BUT....charging your offering, NO WAY!
What really bothers me, is that it may "guilt" those that TRULY can not afford it at the time into giving, which only causes additional hardship on those families.

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Aug 2, 2007, 05:50 PM
In the 21st Century or any other the Christian standard for giving is found in 2 Corinthians Chapter 9. Tithing is Old Testament, and part of the Law Christians were liberated from by Christ.
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Aug 2, 2007, 08:28 PM
I would not have a problem with using debit cards. It's just like writing a check. Credit, on the other hand, just doesn't sit well with me. Taking a loan to give to your church, even if you pay it off right away, just gives me a bad feeling. We should support our churches. Just don't go in dept doing it.
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Aug 6, 2007, 10:46 PM
I saw a company the other day that makes such a device. It is a little card reader that you can install anywhere in the church and people can swipe their debit card to tithe and choose the amount they want to give. I would probably tithe more often if I had such an option. I never carry cash and use my debit card for everything from as small as a bottle of coke at the gas station and all my other purchases. It is a pain to carry around cash and change.
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Aug 10, 2007, 05:51 AM
I think a tithe is only suppose to be 10%, right? I guess if I tithed it would still be 10%.
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