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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Someone willing to give money to a religious or charitable institution, which most likely is going to use such money to fund initiatives the donator agrees with, is much different than a government collecting taxes, and once in a while simply creating newer ones instead of addressing its own inneficiencies.
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Old Testament tithes were not optional and the church and state were one and the same. You didn't get to choose a charity to donate to.
Some countries carry that same tradition forward to today and zakat is mandatory and collected by the state.