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Colleen
Not if they continue to believe they can involve themselves in politics. If they want to be a part of how laws are made, then they can pay taxes too.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
It all comes down to separation of church and state. That's why they do not pay taxes. They tend to forget about that when they infuse themselves into our political system though. That's why I said what I said. Personally I'd rather keep the separation and enforce it by telling them to get their noses out of governmental affairs and civil rights affairs. I'm a tax paying citizen but the non tax paying organizations fight to keep my rights from me and donate millions of dollars for each cause to keep my rights from me. Tax them if that's the way they want to play. They will soon not be able to afford to donate the millions.
The separation of church doesn't preclude churches from becoming involved in politics. It prevents the government from establishing a national religion. Churches are made up of people and as a group they have the right to petition for redress or become involved in any political enterprise they deem necessary, just like many other groups. However, I do think that if they are going to become involved they should lose their tax exempt satus.
It prevents the government from interfering with church business and prevents the church (any church) from forcing it's agendas into our government or interfering with governmental (state or federal) affairs. As individual people, they can petition for anything they want BUT their religious house of worship can not donate, give, collect or receive any money to assist in the petition. Just ask the Mormon church and a few Christian churches who got hit with huge fines for collecting and distributing money in their backing of Proposition 8, the prejudicial law that was added to the California State Constitution. Are you American Ben? I ask because you have yourself named after England's famous clock.
Tommyh
Well why not? If they are real houses of worship & non profit organizations.
Some of the cult one are a bit suss tho.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
There are many more non-profit organizations than there are H of W. Shouldn't they too be tax-exempt? The only exception, as far as I know, are religious institutions.
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Either way, why shouldn't members of the respective H of W pay their way like any other responsible tax-paying citizen or organization?