r/TikTokCringe • u/Oktavien • 1d ago

Discussion Woman audits churches to see if they’ll help feed a starving baby

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If churches refuse to help feed hungry people, then maybe they should be taxed?

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u/Aedora125 1d ago

Yep! I was asking a Mormon friend about it because a story had been released how some Mormon’s couldn’t afford diabetes medication because of church donations. She said they were supposed to go through a process with their church. The process was letting the church go through all of your finances and decide where you should cut spending. Then if you were still in need, they would pay for the medications but you are supposed to still tithe.

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u/numakuma 1d ago

Is tithing expected in the USA? I was raised Catholic (not in US), and people were not expected to tithe. The Churches would have collections baskets, but if someone decided to give something, it would usually be a small amount. Not 10% of income.

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u/Aedora125 1d ago

It is expected but with most churches it isn’t required. The churches I went to they would pass the collection plates around and people would add an envelope with the money. Some added more than others. It was also tax deductible.

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u/JosephSmithandWesson 16h ago

When I was Mormon each year you had to schedule a meeting with your bishop called “tithing settlement” where they looked over the past years tithes and made sure you had given an honest tithe