Here's a tip: Don't out a cheapskate pastor if you need your job

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The pastor in question didn't bring a large party. I'm not sure why Wenders decided to bring up the topic.

 

I think the pastor was with a large group. That's why the 18 percent "suggested" tip was on the bill.

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Isn't 10 percent the minimum tithe?
Don't big church people usually tithe more?

Seems like the rev. isn't just cheap at Applebee's.

 

Ten percent is a tithe. It's the literal meaning. It's all that's expected.

And I totally missed that part about the additional tip. That's particularly awful when you realize everyone else at the table almost certainly paid at least that amount.

 

I never knew that. It's literally 10 percent.
I always thought it was an expected donation, and 10 percent of your income was the minimum expected.

 

A tithe should come out of pre-taxed income, before any other expense is factored in. In addition, a person should tithe to the church two out of every three years and to charity that other year.

This, of course, is if you believe that Biblical nonsense.

 

I was raised catholic, but I'm not religious at all.
I think the tithing thing is interesting, though.
Let's say you make $10k. Your tithe is $1k.
Why not give $667 to your church and $333 to other charities every year?

 

Because that means fewer meals at restaurants for the pastor.

 

Both parties here were in the wrong.
If I was somewhere that automatically charged an 18 percent gratuity on top of my bill, I'd dispute it with my credit card company. If the service warrants it, they might get more than that. They don't get shit automatically.
I put a $5 in the collection plate on Sunday. That doesn't add up to 10 percent, but sorry, the church falls under the same rules as restaurants. I decide how much I give. Not someone else.

 

Have you ever worked as a waiter?