Catholic archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Lwanga, has recommended that the Ugandan government deducts 10% from workers\u2019 monthly salary as tithe for the church.<\/p>\n
According to Citizen Digital, the archbishop said he wanted Uganda to go the Germany route where Germans who are registered as Catholics, Protestants or Jews have a church tax (Kirchensteuer) of 8-9 percent deducted from their annual income.<\/p>\n
The church tax is collected by the government and channeled to the respective faith.<\/p>\n
Speaking during mass at Saint Mary\u2019s Cathedral Rubaga, the Catholic archbishop said many Christians don\u2019t pay tithe and this affects projects by the church.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever we ask for tithe, everyone gives only what they have at that time. But the Bible says a tenth of whatever you earn belongs to the church,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive me your support as I front this proposal because it is good for us. Aren\u2019t you tired of putting money in the baskets all the time?<\/p>\n
\u201cI was told Germans make agreements with their government to deduct monthly tithe from their salaries and forward it to the church and this money they use to build and renovate their churches.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Catholic archbishop of Kampala, Cyprian Lwanga, has recommended that the Ugandan government deducts 10% from workers\u2019 monthly salary as tithe for the church. According to Citizen Digital, the archbishop said he wanted Uganda to go the Germany route where Germans who are registered as Catholics, Protestants or Jews have a church tax (Kirchensteuer) of 8-9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":93111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2],"tags":[46623,46624,46625,35780],"yoast_head":"\n