Tithing: Difference between revisions
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==The total tithing requirement== | ==The total tithing requirement== | ||
Year 1 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | When you add up all of the tithing requirements, this is the result: | ||
Year 2 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | |||
Year 3 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20% | *Year 1 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | ||
Year 4 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | *Year 2 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | ||
Year 5 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | *Year 3 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20% | ||
Year 6 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20% | *Year 4 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | ||
Year 7 - no tithing required = 0% | *Year 5 - First tithe + party tithe = 20% | ||
*Year 6 - First tithe + poor tithe = 20% | |||
*Year 7 - no tithing required = 0% | |||
Over a 7 year period, this amounted to '''17%''' of a farmer's income (but non-farmers were not required to pay the tithe) | Over a 7 year period, this amounted to '''17%''' of a farmer's income (but non-farmers were not required to pay the tithe) | ||