The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Protestants Give Smaller Share of Income to Church Activities, a New Report Finds

By Debra E. Blum

Protestants are donating a smaller and smaller share of their after-tax incomes to churches, according to a new report. The main decline has come in the form of gifts to church-run charitable activities, which, as a percentage of take-home pay, dropped to a 36-year low.

An analysis of 146,000 Protestant...

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