Tithes and Lies Tithing tithes money paid to

Tithes and Lies

Tithing • tithes: money paid to a church • Tithes are considered an offering to God and a prayer to accomplish His will on Earth • Catholics are not forced to pay tithes – give what you can! • Some societies/religions have mandatory tithes (e. g. Christian Germans, Orthodox Jews and Mormons at 10% of income) Would you be willing to give one -tenth of what you make to the Church? Should such giving be mandatory? The practice of paying indulgences sparked the Protestant Reformation of the 1500 s.

Bearing False Witness • The eighth commandment states that you should not “bear false witness against your neighbour” • This is often explained as simply not lying, but more specifically refers to spreading false rumours • Have you ever been hurt or had a relationship damaged by false rumours? Pop superstar Taylor Swift was hurt by the media’s depiction of her but stayed true to herself, giving back to the community and later writing hit songs mocking the rumours.

Two Truths and a Lie • Form a group of four • Label yourselves A, B, C and D • Come up with three statements about yourselves, two true and one false • Try to see if you can guess which is false • When finished, form a new group with others to form ABCD quartets • Extra As and Bs can fill in as Es in a pinch if numbers don’t work out! Riding an elephant, playing in a charity tennis match or working as a scorpion salesman: which have I never done?