This is from the actual 95 theses:
"46. Christians are to be taught that unless they have more than they need, they are bound to keep back what is necessary for their own families, and by no means to squander it on pardons."

Wise words. Just replace "pardons" with "tithing."

As a non-christian, I don't agree with him on everything, but he got some stuff right.

That's interesting. Mormons are taught to starve their offspring and fatten the church larders.

No doubt people in the 1500's spent money buying salvation that should have gone towards caring for their families. I always found it interesting how TSCC also needs money for member's salvation, although it is more a requirement in LD$ culture, AND TSCC also likes to build things (but *of course* no tithing goes towards that).

That is what I was taught growing up in the Lutheran church. The order of our financial obligations is:

1. Immediate family.
2. Extended family, ensuring that they have what they need so they aren't a burden to the larger society.
3. Other worthy causes, including but not limited to the church.

when you are in need of help.

Personal assets
Immediate family
extended family
Social services
and the church as a last resort.

I think the mormon version is:

1. tithing
2. fast offerings
3. missionary fund
4. <insert fund name>
5. <insert fund name>
.
.
.
99. immediate family

It's interesting to me that the church would not make my husband pay child support, but they were perfectly willing to take his tithing. Also, they wouldn't tell me where he was, but when I found him on my own and made him start paying, they wanted their share and reminded me to pay on the "gross" of their father's post-tithing money rather than the net.

I responded, "Screw you, in the name of all that is good and holy."

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Outrageous. Good for you, Ana.