The concept is this: When you're donating reasonably large amounts of money to charity (a church in this case) you can deduct that amount from your taxable inco

The concept is this: When you're donating reasonably large amounts of money to charity (a church in this case) you can deduct that amount from your taxable income while simultaneously supporting an organization that you like (your church) If that feature goes away, and now you have to pay tithing on top of paying taxes at your full income tax bracket rather than a reduced bracket, are you still willing to pay your tithing?