Editing Tithe (section)

{{short description|Religious donation}}
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[[File:Tithe Pig Group of Derby Porcelain c 1770.jpg|thumb|''The Tithe Pig'', group in [[Derby Porcelain]], c. 1770]]
[[File:Paneum_-_Porzellanfigur_2_Priester.jpg|thumb|[[Porcelain]] figure of a priest collecting the tithe ([[Austria]])]]
A '''tithe''' ({{IPAc-en|t|aɪ|ð}}; from [[Old English]]: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory [[tax]] to government.<ref name=burg>{{cite book |title=A World History of Tax Rebellions |author=David F. Burg |year=2004 |page=viii |publisher=Taylor & Francis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T91k6HAODzAC&pg=PP1 |isbn=9780203500897}}</ref> Modern tithes are normally voluntary and paid in [[money|cash]], [[cheque]]s or via online giving, whereas historically tithes were required and paid [[in kind]], such as agricultural produce. [[Church tax]] linked to the tax system are used in many countries to support their [[national church]].  Donations to the church beyond what is owed in the tithe, or by those attending a congregation who are not members or adherents, are known as [[offering (Christianity)|offerings]], and often are designated for specific purposes such as a building program, debt retirement, or mission work.

Many Christian denominations hold [[Jesus in Christianity|Jesus]] taught that tithing must be done in conjunction with a deep concern for "justice, mercy and faithfulness" (cf. Matthew 23:23).<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/><ref>{{cite book |title=Five Views on Law and Gospel |author1=Greg L. Bahnsen |author2=Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. |author3=Douglas J. Moo |author4=Wayne G. Strickland |author5=Willem A. VanGemeren |publisher=[[Zondervan]] |date=21 September 2010 |page=354}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Empire in the New Testament |author1=Stanley E. Porter |author2=Cynthia Long Westfall |publisher=Wipf and Stock |date=Jan 2011 |page=116}}</ref> Tithing was taught at early Christian [[Church Council|church councils]], including the [[Council of Tours 567|Council of Tours in 567]], as well as the [[Third Council of Mâcon]] in 585. Tithing remains an important doctrine in many [[Christian denomination]]s, such as the [[Congregational church]]es, [[Methodist Church]]es and [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]].<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/> Some Christian Churches, such as those in the Methodist tradition, teach the concept of ''Storehouse Tithing'', which emphasizes that tithes must be prioritized and given to the local church, before offerings can be made to apostolates or charities.<ref name="Black1960">{{cite book |last1=Black |first1=E. W. |title=The Storehouse Plan |date=1960 |publisher=[[Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection]] |location=West Asheville, North Carolina}}</ref><ref name="CON2019">{{cite web |title=Recognizing the importance of storehouse tithing |url=https://www.nazarene.org/article/recognizing-importance-storehouse-tithing |publisher=[[Church of the Nazarene]] |access-date=18 July 2019 |language=en |date=18 April 2019}}</ref>

Traditional [[Jewish law]] and practice has included various forms of tithing since ancient times. [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jews]] commonly practice ''ma'aser kesafim'' (tithing 10% of their income to [[Charity (practice)|charity]]). In modern Israel, some religious Jews continue to follow the laws of agricultural tithing, e.g., ''[[ma'aser rishon]]'', ''[[Terumat Ma'aser|terumat ma'aser]]'', and ''[[ma'aser sheni]]''.