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Why some people hide their income from religious communities

I make good money but I hide it from my church because I know they'll expect bigger donations and I'm tired of feeling guilty about keeping what I earn.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Prosperity can become a burden in communities where wealth is seen as belonging to the collective sacred mission.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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