Welcome back to another episode of the podcast, Rami-Umpdom Ruminations.

My name is Scott, and I'm the host.

Today's episode is called What is Tithing? Thanks for coming back to listen to another episode.

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page or on the website, it boosts visibility, so it will be shown to more people. The last

few weeks, we've been discussing the vast amounts of wealth that the LDS Church has amassed

over recent years. And we've been discussing the SEC

allegations against the church, obfuscating the amount of money that is held by the institution.

I want to continue on the subject of money, but we're going to switch gears a little bit,

and we're going to talk about tithing.

The subject of tithing is fascinating. The way it's practiced today does not reflect well the way

that it was practiced anciently. There's some interesting, contrasting ideas there that I'd like to

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