Why paying higher taxes could be more godly than giving to charity
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George Pitcher2022-10-27T11:28:00
Our traditional understanding of Jesus’ parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector is that of the humble being exalted, and the exalted being humbled. But what might it teach us about taxes, tithing and our new Prime Minister’s economic policy?
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