is it wrong to give less than 10% to the church?
i would love to do this, but am not always able to do so. additionally, i feel really guilty to the point i don't give at all. i am interested to know educated advice on this topic from the viewpoint of other churches/ministers.
it depends on what church you belong to. some churches, especially christian ones, expect their members to donate to support the church & its activities. if you believe you have a moral obligation to support the church, *and* a moral obligation to allow the minister to tell you how much support that should be, then it would be wrong not to tithe the percentage he sets.

however, if you don't believe those, or you belong to a church or a religion that doesn't believe in specific pre-set tithes, then it's not wrong to avoid tithing. some religions believe people should support their churches in ways other than monetary donations--hours of service, or just living a moral life, are what they want.
i believe in helping on smaller scales rather than the world at large. it seems to me thst it's the best way make sure you help accordingly and appropriately. i can give the example of wildlife conservation. the way an issue is tackled in one country may not help much in another; the same can be said between regions in the same country. for that you need to analyze the problem in a particular area, with its own conditions and circumstances."helping the world" sounds too large and, in my mind, would be too easy to create one formula and try to apply that everywhere.i believe in helping in your direct environment - family, circle of friends, neighborhood, community - rather than the world at large. you know or would know your immediate environment better than the rest of the world. yes you should be able to. you will be thoroughly checked before being allowed to donate.<br/><br/>best wishes what are you talking about religious people get mocked frequently and looked down upon by those who either believe differently or don't believe at all. this is why we shouldn't have religious people in power, they have a tendency to make it hard on the other religions. well i think it would be a little rude to just come along and not offer something... if you offer and he doesn't take it sure... but if it would make his life easier, the question begs to ask.. why don't you want to make his life easier? guilt is rarely a useful response after one has recognized that whatever one did was indeed wrong - the valuable response is then to go on and work out why it was wrong, what to learn from it, and how to avoid doing that again. 
<br/>loneliness is tough, and our society isn't kind to lonely people. and the media ( songs, tv, etc., sells to us an image of lerv that few of us achieve and which isn't actually as practical, easy and desirable as they represent it as. at least phone sex, so long as you limit it to that, is safe sex. 
<br/>work on developing friendships, at work, at church, through voluntary work, hobbies, whatever, and be open to the possibility of love when it turns up. 
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<br/> What I never get is that schools that perform well get more funding which gives good incentives to teachers etc... but worse performing schools get less funding continuing the cycle i am far more concerned with people soft on crime yet want to make criminals out of legal gun owners. i am more concerned about people who think any loser should be allowed in america. if anyone has hid out for so many years they should be allowed to stayand if they breed a litter of kids on our tax dollars they should stay. no they are not right. if you are happy with the choices that you choose to make then who are they to try to judge you for that? you're trying your best at least from what i'm hearing and seeing to live a godly lifestyle, and they want to tell you how you're making a mistake? how about all the mistakes that they more likely made? are they married with children? or are they hopping from one girl to another girl regardless if it's a relationship casual or not and they just want to see you and them just like them? ignore the naysayers, and stay away from people that are not benefiting your life. they just want to see you screwed up because they don't like the fact that you're doing what you got to do, and they're not really focusing on what they need to do. they don't need to accept the fact that you are living the life the way you know you need to live it. if they don't like it because it makes them feel like they're not doing something? well then that's their business.personally they just sound messed up, and i just want you to be miserable like they are. you already said that you are happy, at least i believe you're content with that. it's not perfect but you're still content right? that's all that matters. i'm a virgin i never dated, i've never been with anybody at all either. and i have no regrets. i have no regrets because after going through what i went through growing up, seeing how everybody else's relationships are, and you hear what you hear on this site even more, it really makes you wonder what is the best decision for you. the bible says that people will have troubles in this life. especially when they are married, or these days having sexual relationships. this is what people want, this is what they desire, so they get what they desire. it may not be what they claim they want, but they're forgetting that every thing is a choice, and every choice has its consequences. in the end people just want the benefits and not having to deal with what they got to go through. but i'm pretty sure you're mature enough to understand this already. so regardless to what you can't allow them to try to dictate what you choose to do in your life, and if you know they're going to be bad influences anyway then you're not doing yourself a big favor by listening to them. don't be discouraged by them. whenever it is that you decide to do regardless of what people say, especially when it comes down to dating or whatever, that's a choice that you personally have to make. nobody else can make that choice for you except you and god himself. okay? understand that. i believe you're going on the right path regarding to doing what is right. and i believe that god will cover and protect you. when u do well but not well enough.or when they hate the other team. i said yes. i really love going down on my partner and i would definitely miss it if she didn’t want it. as for receiving, i would probably feel differently if she never gave me head, but it’s kind of ho-hum. her enthusiasm for it turns me on way more than the actual feeling. at the end of the day, you need to make peace with your partner’s needs and your partner’s hard no’s, otherwise you won’t be happy.