Ron Lieber writes in the NYTimes, \u00a0April 30, about alternative computations of the amount to give to charity. \u00a0 \u00a0He reports the methods in the Bible and in the Koran. \u00a0He quotes Brent Kessel who wrote “It’s Not About Money” , and Peter Singer who wrote “The Life You Can Save.” \u00a0He quotes letters from Gerard Manley Hopkins, a Jesuit priest, \u00a0to Robert Bridges, both 19th century poets, \u00a0in which the priest suggests that his friend give alms to the point of personal\u00a0inconvenience\u00a0if he wanted to become familiar with the nature of Christian belief. \u00a0Lieber concludes with a call for more readily available payroll deductions such as the United Way facilitates.<\/p>\n
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