教会税是对教会成员征收的一种税,由于与宗教有着密切联系,在各国的税法体系中往往显得很独特,目前主要存在于部分欧洲基督教新教国家,如德国、瑞士及瑞典、芬兰等北欧国家。
尽管教会的财政收入是保密的,但是因为虔诚的摩门教徒必须缴纳什一税,也就是说他们必须把收入的十分之一交给教会,因此教会掌握了巨大的财富。
Since good Mormons tithe-that is, they give a tenth of their income to the church-the church is colossally wealthy, though its finances are secret.
你们向教会交什一税,还感恩野兽们让某人祈祷。
You paid the tithing and thanked the beast for someone to pray too.
学者们从宣誓记录、灶税报告、结婚登记记录、遗嘱和教会法庭证词中发掘出大量有价值的史料。
Scholars, from the oath records, stove tax reports, marriage registration records, wills and church court testimonies, unearthed a wealth of valuable historical data.
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