Survey: Red states far more charitable than blue

Am I my brother’s keeper? Conservatives and churchgoers are far more likely to say “yes,” research shows.

A major survey by the Chronicle of Philanthropy confirms that residents of states that lean Republican and are most religious donate more of their money to charity, while more secular regions — and areas that tend to vote Democrat — give less.

But researchers caution that churchgoers are no more generous than secular Americans when donations to religious groups are excluded.

The study, which examined Internal Revenue Service information from 2008, the most recent year for which statistics were available, ranked Utahans as the most charitable people in the U.S.

Residents of the heavily Mormon state gave 10.6 percent of their discretionary income to philanthropic causes in 2008. Mississippi ranked second, with 7.2 percent going to charity. Three other states in the Bible Belt — Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina — round out the top five.

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Chris

Right – the recent review of "charitable" flow through churches said that for many churches there was almost no money going to "charity". It was consumed by the church to run its bureaucracy.
mallen11

Biblical Christians know that charity is important whether they give personally or through their church. As long as the believer gives through the filling of the Holy Spirit they are doing divine Good. God will deal with the churches who are not following His mandates. Our church never asks for money; ever, and we are always in the black because it is given without being askd and the money is used wisely as unto the Lord. God will pour out His abundant grace upon those who do His will.

2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
aceituna

Blues state mentality — abdigate their responisbility because the govt. is doing it all; we don't need to be personally responsible. So the govt. does our charity for us even though it is the most wasteful way this can be done.
http://www.facebook.com/people/David-B-Severy/557985964 David B Severy

1 Corinthians 13

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.8 Charity never faileth:
cmjay

If we are forced to pay more TAXES so the DEMOC RATS can expand the entitlement program, then it is NOT CHARITY. Giving comes from the HEART not through COERCION. LIBERALS are very GENEROUS – with OTHER PEOPLE'S money.