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Christians practice tithing by donating 10 percent of income
Money is symbolic offering to God
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Giving 10 percent of annual income, or tithing, is a principal rooted in the Christian faith. Grace Episcopal Church’s the Rev. Stuart Higginbotham noted 10 percent sounds like a lot of money, but by flipping the amount around it is an easier task to do. “It says ‘I’m going to live off of 90 percent.” - photo by Erin O. Smith
With the new year on the way, many people are looking forward to change and some find their change within themselves by tithing. Tithing is giving 10 percent of your income to God, said the Rev. Stuart Higginbotham, rector at Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Gainesville. “It is a symbol, really, of offering our whole lives to God,” Higginbotham said.