Should religious organisations be held to consumer protection laws?

Okay, go ...

Yes. They should also be held to account for the political activities they engage in and stripped of their tax free status when they violate the law.

Yes they should.

Any Christians who die and didn't go to heaven are welcome to file a class action suit.

I'm not interested in what they do in the afterlife. I'm more concerned with what they're doing to break the law in the here and now.

I think it depends on the activity. I can't really imagine a situation where they have a product they've sold that could do harm but maybe I'm missing the obvious, it's been a long day.

they are selling salvation for 10% of your income in tithes. It's about as transparent as how Kosher food just happens to be the best cuts.

give some kind of example Anguille.....I'm lost on this one....in trying to think of an example of where this would even come in to play?

I mean, of course the general answer would be YES, as with everyone else UNLESS there is some sort of religious reasons or something...

like, religious Native Americans on their own grounds who allow peace pipe smoking in their restaurants... for a Peace Pipe Smoking Meeting of some sort!?? hahahahahahahahahahaha!
and that's environmental not even consumer!

oh my goodness....honestly though, i can't picture anything that comes in to play on this.... help please!

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ahhhh, you mean like the stuff some of them sell? like religious books, crucifix or something?

well, the answer to that would be, of course!

Actually, that isn't true.... filet mignon isn't kosher.

And lobster isn't kosher or shrimp... or...

but real "transparent".

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you are judging these particular foods through the lens of your modern, current culture. How many Filets do you think were being served in 4000bc, jill? Lobster sure was a fucking Mediterranean delicacy, eh? Red Lobster sure was a fucking Roman staple, wasn't it?

That would have shut down most of the Black Churches in the South during the Obama campaign. Cries of racism would have shut that down immediately.

Well except tithe is completely voluntary and no US religion can force anyone to GIVE it a dime.

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-Maineman ( on 12 June 2007)

What does that mean? I can't begin to fathom what point you are trying to make.

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He HATES Jews. You have been here long enough to know that. He is like a pavlov dog, he has no choice but to make those kind of attacks.

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd. Indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.
-Bertrand Russell

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable
-Laurence J. Peters

I never said that you had no right to have an opinion. I just said that it was, in fact, worth nothing.
-Maineman ( on 12 June 2007)

I know he does, but I can't imagine his point. Does he think Jews have some sort of conspiracy going to raise their livestock under optimal conditions so it tastes better???

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