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美國人給慈善機構奉獻增多,而對教會奉獻減少

美國人給慈善機構奉獻增多,而對教會奉獻減少

根據新發布報告,美國人給慈善機構的奉獻越來越多,其中給教會的奉獻卻越來越少。

周二由美國施惠基金會(Giving USA Foundation)和印第安納莉莉家庭慈善大學(the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy)進行的年度調查報告發現,美國人給慈善機構捐款數目在增加。

2013年,美國人大約奉獻了3350億美元給慈善機構,在調整通貨膨脹後,相比增加了3%。

而給予教會奉獻的美國人百分比下降了0.2%,或在通脹調整後,下降了1.6%。

周二,美國施惠基金會主席格雷格·卡爾森(Gregg Carlson)告訴基督郵報,「十多年前,給教會的奉獻占總奉獻的57%以上。所以這個百分比下降到31%後還在不斷下降。」

卡爾森補充說,雖然2012至2013年的下降「相對平淡」,但這個下降反映了當年存在過去幾年下降的趨勢。

卡爾森說,「給教會的奉獻占總奉獻的比列越來越少。」他指出,該報告中「宗教」部分下屬不包括以信仰為基礎的慈善機構或大學,而只是敬拜的教會。

卡爾森補充說,「這並不能表現出教會在某些年間升幅,但只是表明宗教是慈善餡餅圖中占很小的百分比。」

卡爾森還告訴基督郵報說,他和研究人員的同事推測,數年來的衰退直接與到教會敬拜人數是多少有關,「因為教會仍然非常依賴會眾奉獻。」

美國人奉獻的整體走勢較2009年增長22%,考慮到2007年開始的大蕭條正式結束。

卡爾森指出,美國人給的這個數字給代表「美國奉獻持續四年增加」。

卡爾森說,「奉獻總額達3350億美元。在某種情況下,這數目比丹麥和愛爾蘭這些國家的國內生產總值都還要大,所以這是一筆巨資。」

「這是自經濟大蕭條低迷以來美國奉獻連續增加的第四年。我們在經濟衰退期間真受到重創。經濟衰退期間奉獻下降了15%左右。所以我們一直在從那個低迷谷爬出來。」

根據美國施惠基金會報告顯示,2007年是奉獻的高峰期,在調整通貨膨脹後,美國人捐贈給慈善機構高達3495億美元。

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