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When families disagree about religious versus secular effective giving

Our family has always tithed to our church but my adult children are asking why we don't give to more 'effective' causes like global health interventions, and I'm torn between my faith tradition and their arguments about saving more lives per dollar, and we can't seem to discuss it without someone feeling judged.

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A family is confronting whether traditional giving obligations can coexist with utilitarian effectiveness.

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