Chapter 20 A major charitable activity suggestion concerning reducing abortions This would be like conditions in Rome where saving discarded babies was a signature Christian activity "Charity never faileth" Except, in our case, it has already failed, or we have failed it. The first principle of the practical Christian gospel is active charity . Unfortunately, today the first operating principle of the LDS Church is to require all members to pay all religious contributions to the central church where it is spent on everything BUT charity. The limited available reports indicate that less than 1% of the tithing money received centrally goes to charity. The central offices contain nearly ALL our welfare cases, so to speak. That kind of behavior will never convince anyone that we actually believe in and practice serious charity, raising the question as to whether we actually believe in the tenets of Christianity. The text at 1 Corinthi