Americans Get Stingy With Churches in Down Economy
Americans have cut back on donations and tithing to churches as the economic downtown tests generosity levels of donors, a new study found.
The latest study released Tuesday by Barna Research shows three out of 10 Americans are reducing their giving to churches, virtually unchanged from figures in January of last year when non-giving was at an all-time high since the economic crisis.
Thirty percent of respondents to the April survey said they reduced their giving to a church or religious center within the past three months, compared to 29 percent in January 2010. In the immediate aftermath of the economic crisis in November 2008, only 20 percent said they had cut back giving to a church or religious center....
Dr. Alan Cairns | 9/21/2009
