"The Sermon on the Amount." An old church joke says that should be the title of the annual sermon that many a Protestant parson delivers when members are considering what they'll pledge to contribute ...

When was the last time you heard the word 'tithe?' Odds are, it doesn't come up in your daily conversations all that often. Just because the word may not be used daily doesn't mean tithing holds ...

But nowadays, it seems the price of faith may be a little too high for some Christians — at least, when it comes to giving a biblical tithe of 10 percent of their income to God. Tithing is like making ...

Regarding your editorial "Ben Carson for President" (Feb. 9) Even in ancient times—as in the progressive tax systems that Dr. Carson decries—those with greater means had clear responsibilities above ...