Tithes way down, reports Barna

[Zane]

For a number of years, The Barna Group has also been following the practice
of łtithing,˛ which is donating at least ten percent of oneąs income. While
Christians dispute whether tithing refers to giving the entire ten percent to
churches or whether that sum may include money donated to churches and other
non-profit entities, the survey data reveal that no matter how it is defined,
very few Americans tithed in 2004. Only 4% gave such an amount to churches
alone; just 6% gave to either churches or to a combination of churches and
parachurch ministries.

http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrow&BarnaUpdateID=187

So, I ask, does this statistic indicate that most church goers don't really
believe in their system and in their leadership?

Zane Anderson
http://housechurch.org