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Interesting random catch particularly the 2nd link .. one bit which should interest all who donate to churches ..

2.2. St Albans Cathedral Case Study (Year 2000)

A summary of their outgoings:

Heat and Lighting, etc: £31 000
Other (+debts): £52 000
Abbey life + worship: £376 000
Building Upkeep: £339 000
Donations: £46 000
Total: £844 000

It is a trivial matter to see then, when you give a donation how much you are giving to charity:

Total: £844 000
To Charity: £46 000
% to charity (rounding up): 5.5%

Let us put this into real terms. If you give a donation of £100 pounds to St. Albans Cathedral in order to feel good about yourself, to aid the poor, for charity, etc, then the amount that actually goes to charity is £5.50. 95% of your money has gone elsewhere.

Give your money to secular charities such as the Bill & Miranda Gates Foundation,
or the Richard Dawkins Foundation, who both carefully research who gets donations.

Your link: http://www.vexen.co.uk/religion/charity.html