FāVS News News and Commentary about Religion and Ethics in Eastern Washington and North Idaho
By definition, tithing is the practice of giving 10 percent of one’s annual income to their church. Though the description says “churches” it’s concept practiced in many religions.
According to Relevant Magazine, 5 percent of Americans tithe. Eighty percent of those who do tithe, give an average of 2 percent of their income.
Are you part of that 5 percent?
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Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of SpokaneFāVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.
