Most of my charitable contributions are also tax deductible. This has always bothered me a bit. It seems selfish for me to take a tax deduction for charitable contributions. It seems self-serving. Is it acceptable to take the tax deduction or should I forgo it?

Goverments give tax deductions for charitable contributions, because the legislators want to encourage these donations. Instead of forgoing the deduction, I suggest you increase the amount of charity you give to compensate for your tax windfall.