The Appellate Division affirmed dismissal of this action. Although the plaintiff contends that the $230,000 payment she made to defendants five years before the action was commenced should not be considered a tithe, the record shows that the payment was, in fact, a tithe, and that plaintiff made it voluntarily. The $230,000 check made out to the defendant stated "tithe" in the memo section. The issues of the plaintiff's motivation for tithing and the proper amount of the tithe necessarily implicate the interpretation of religious doctrine ,and cannot be resolved through the application of neutral principles of law.
Wilson v. Christ Alive Christian Ctr., NY Slip Op 05315 (1st Dep't October 5, 2021)
