Generous South vs. Tight-fisted Yankees!

Way to go my Southern brethren
from Agape Press
by Fred Jackson

...A new study indicates that New Englanders remain among the most tight-fisted in the United States when it comes to charitable giving, while Bible Belt residents are among the most generous.

The latest data from the Catalogue of Philanthropy's Generosity Index shows that, for the fourth year running, New Hampshire was the most miserly state in the country, while Mississippi remained at the top for generosity.

The index is based on average adjusted gross incomes and the value of itemized charitable donations reported to the Internal Revenue Service on 2003 tax returns.

Some observers have remarked on the fact that the largely liberal and secularized New England region predominately votes Democrat, a party that touts itself as being more concerned about the plight of the poor, while the Bible Belt, which tends to be more conservative, seems to demonstrate more concern by way of charitable giving.

{Gee, you think it might be our Bible teachings that has taught us to walk that talk? Ummm.......}


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