TITHES. In the ancient Near East lie the origins of a sacral offering or payment of a tenth part of stated goods or property to the deity. Often given to the king or to the royal temple, the "tenth" was usually approximate, not exact. The...

Money or goods levied for the maintenance of religious institutions. The following types of tithe are mentioned in the *Bible: the ‘first tithe’ given to the *Levites after the *heave offering, the ‘second tithe’ which was one...

A tithe (from Old English teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a (usually) voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usually to support a Jewish or Christian religious organization. Today, tithes (or tithing) are normally...

Recently, the Mega Millions multi-state lottery jackpot climbed to over $370 million before two tickets matched the winning numbers. As a jackpot like that starts to swell, people will begin to use their imaginations to describe what they would do with the money if they...

The oldest chapter of Habitat for Humanity has sued the international organization, saying an agreement being imposed on U.S. affiliates could force the chapter to give up its name and locally raised donations.The suit asks that Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio be allowed to...

Is it just me or does Hans Blix sound just like the narrator on the Bullwinkle cartoon?  There's no such thing as an illegitimate child, only illegitimate parents. I am very aggressive in defense of my passivity. Have you ever had a toothpaste sore throat? That's what...

Two bloggers hired recently by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards were criticized Tuesday by a Catholic group for posts they had written elsewhere on the Internet.Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, demanded that Edwards fire Amanda Marcotte and Melissa...