rooster -- that is entirely a function of folks giving to their churches (and folks like the idiot D. James Kennedy [ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=78733343 ]) -- which in fact is not charity -- as, for one particularly blatant example, the Romneys giving millions to support the Mormon Church's sponsorship and backing of California's Prop 8 was bigotry in action, pure and simple, not charity
tithing to the magic underwear church is not charity. get a grip. they only spend 1% of their take on charity. they are a large tax-exempt corporation that owns businesses and property all over the world. and could care less about the poor, if their actions are any indication.
so calling giving to them (under severe social/religious pressure) charity is like calling Rmoney's sons soldiers.