Religions should be tax-exempt.

[DudleySmith]

You do realize that most of the SC judges are conservative, don't you?

And so what? They didn't write and pass the establishment clause.

 

[DudleySmith]

An example of sales taxes exempt on church fundraisers such as cake sales and auctions, clothing stores and the like in Louisiana. Don't know if this has been overturned by the SC or not. It should be.

Sales tax laws impact LBC churches - Baptist Message

By Will Hall, Message Editor When the Louisiana legislature passed measures during a special session earlier this year to close the gap in the state budget, lawmakers targeted a number of transactions that included activities of local churches. The Louisiana Baptist Convention consulted with...

www.baptistmessage.com

 

[konradv]

And so what? They didn't write and pass the establishment clause.

But they do interpret it. That's all that matters these days.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

Religions should not have to jump through the latest political correctness hoops to keep their tax-exempt status.

If they use their Church for a political Movement then no they shouldn’t be tax exempt!

 

[beautress]

LOL In other words, you butted into the conversation without knowing what you were talking about? Yeah, par for the course for trumptards.

Thanks for playing.

Name calling is a poor surrebuttal. Practicing for framing a Republican stalwart, you are. {"Thanks for playing?" How insincere can you get, sir?}

 

[beautress]

Why should they be tax-exempt in the first place?

Because even the poorest church tries to reach out to people on suicide watches, offer them free counselling, and healing lost souls who are on their last leg. Many churches have to have yard sales to raise funds to help people who have lost a spouse or best friend who died, to help people who have nowhere else to turn, and hungry people who ask for food, and a church pantry is made available to them for multiple nutrition choices-meats, vegetables, fruits, crackers, peanut butter, etc. Churches give and give to the down and out, and give folks a place to pray, praise, share stories, and give people hope backed by help. Many churches host scout meetings, a place to vote for people who live on remote farms and ranches, and they give space in their church for community meetings, no charges ever. They also support choirs with a place to practice for lovely worship services that comfort those who lost loved ones, and ministers frequently are called to bring comfort to someone who's sick, church member or not. Some have big kitchens and host community meals on wheels programs to serve shut-ins and elderly who can no longer shop. They often offer members to spend community park clean-up days, and then turn around and feed the workers who show up to work, whether members or not. Churches do not make a profit, although they do relentless helping services to those who can't afford to any more. On sewing day, auxiliary people make baby bibs, diapers, and clothes for needy newborns, quilts for squad cars for helping victims of shock who need a warm blanket when they've suffered from a car wreck, lost their parents, and need warmth and reassurance the churches provide. People bring school supplies requested by elementary or other public school, for needy families who can't afford school supplies. They pray for and visit the sick, and do all they can for their communities. Some churches allow the Sunday school rooms to be used during the week for giving care to children of poor, single-parents who have such handicaps no one else will babysit for them. Some church members give all they can to homeless and hungry people, with the church social hall as their free noon meals. There are probably as many other things churches do for those who need help or food, so they're off to the races for the needy, and tax exempt causes are well-earned. I've seen people do things for others in a loving, humble way, and do not expect thanks.

 

[Blues Man]

It's not a 'business', and preachers and churches do pay taxes. The only tax they don't pay is usually property taxes on the buildings and parking lots. They don't collect sales taxes on bake sales and the like. There is no 'capital gains' on charity revenues, nothing else to tax.

Religion is big business.

Denial of that fact is ludicrous.

They should pay property taxes like everyone else, all those donations are revenue should be taxed

 

[DudleySmith]

But they do interpret it. That's all that matters these days.

To you, since you need to rewrite it to suit your bigotry and Jesus Hate.

 

[DudleySmith]

Religion is big business.

Denial of that fact is ludicrous.

They should pay property taxes like everyone else, all those donations are revenue should be taxed

To socipaths like you, I guess, since you're all for sale you need to peddle the spin that everybody else is too.

 

[DudleySmith]

Because even the poorest church tries to reach out to people on suicide watches, offer them free counselling, and healing lost souls who are on their last leg. Many churches have to have yard sales to raise funds to help people who have lost a spouse or best friend who died, to help people who have nowhere else to turn, and hungry people who ask for food, and a church pantry is made available to them for multiple nutrition choices-meats, vegetables, fruits, crackers, peanut butter, etc. Churches give and give to the down and out, and give folks a place to pray, praise, share stories, and give people hope backed by help. Many churches host scout meetings, a place to vote for people who live on remote farms and ranches, and they give space in their church for community meetings, no charges ever. They also support choirs with a place to practice for lovely worship services that comfort those who lost loved ones, and ministers frequently are called to bring comfort to someone who's sick, church member or not. Some have big kitchens and host community meals on wheels programs to serve shut-ins and elderly who can no longer shop. They often offer members to spend community park clean-up days, and then turn around and feed the workers who show up to work, whether members or not. Churches do not make a profit, although they do relentless helping services to those who can't afford to any more. On sewing day, auxiliary people make baby bibs, diapers, and clothes for needy newborns, quilts for squad cars for helping victims of shock who need a warm blanket when they've suffered from a car wreck, lost their parents, and need warmth and reassurance the churches provide. People bring school supplies requested by elementary or other public school, for needy families who can't afford school supplies. They pray for and visit the sick, and do all they can for their communities. Some churches allow the Sunday school rooms to be used during the week for giving care to children of poor, single-parents who have such handicaps no one else will babysit for them. Some church members give all they can to homeless and hungry people, with the church social hall as their free noon meals. There are probably as many other things churches do for those who need help or food, so they're off to the races for the needy, and tax exempt causes are well-earned. I've seen people do things for others in a loving, humble way, and do not expect thanks.

They provide a lot of services, something assorted faggots and atheists and pagans can't be bothered with.

 

[DudleySmith]

If they use their Church for a political Movement then no they shouldn’t be tax exempt!

Ridiculous, unless you want to claim sexual fetishism and murdering babies are also 'religions'.

 

[Magnus]

Name calling is a poor surrebuttal. Practicing for framing a Republican stalwart, you are. {"Thanks for playing?" How insincere can you get, sir?}

Next time try responding on topic, and you will get a valid response from me.

Let me know if you are still confused.

 

[konradv]

To you, since you need to rewrite it to suit your bigotry and Jesus Hate.

Accusations without evidence! How about explaining how I'm bigoted and hate Jesus?

 

[Synthaholic]

Because even the poorest church tries to reach out to people on suicide watches, offer them free counselling, and healing lost souls who are on their last leg. Many churches have to have yard sales to raise funds to help people who have lost a spouse or best friend who died, to help people who have nowhere else to turn, and hungry people who ask for food, and a church pantry is made available to them for multiple nutrition choices-meats, vegetables, fruits, crackers, peanut butter, etc. Churches give and give to the down and out, and give folks a place to pray, praise, share stories, and give people hope backed by help. Many churches host scout meetings, a place to vote for people who live on remote farms and ranches, and they give space in their church for community meetings, no charges ever. They also support choirs with a place to practice for lovely worship services that comfort those who lost loved ones, and ministers frequently are called to bring comfort to someone who's sick, church member or not. Some have big kitchens and host community meals on wheels programs to serve shut-ins and elderly who can no longer shop. They often offer members to spend community park clean-up days, and then turn around and feed the workers who show up to work, whether members or not. Churches do not make a profit, although they do relentless helping services to those who can't afford to any more. On sewing day, auxiliary people make baby bibs, diapers, and clothes for needy newborns, quilts for squad cars for helping victims of shock who need a warm blanket when they've suffered from a car wreck, lost their parents, and need warmth and reassurance the churches provide. People bring school supplies requested by elementary or other public school, for needy families who can't afford school supplies. They pray for and visit the sick, and do all they can for their communities. Some churches allow the Sunday school rooms to be used during the week for giving care to children of poor, single-parents who have such handicaps no one else will babysit for them. Some church members give all they can to homeless and hungry people, with the church social hall as their free noon meals. There are probably as many other things churches do for those who need help or food, so they're off to the races for the needy, and tax exempt causes are well-earned. I've seen people do things for others in a loving, humble way, and do not expect thanks.

Then the ones that can prove, through documentation, that they do all of that should be the only ones that get exempt. And they need to devote a large percentage of their "income" to those endeavors to be exempt.

No more stacks of JBL speakers and digital mixing boards and lighting arrays that would make Broadway green with envy. No more purchasing of valuable business-zoned land.

I have a long list.

 

[Synthaholic]

This church should either be taxed or bulldozed.

 

[DudleySmith]

This church should either be taxed or bulldozed.

Ah , a punk troll.

 

[MisterBeale]

Why should they be tax-exempt in the first place?

If you need to ask? You probably should not even involved yourself in questions of the first Amendment, because you clearly don't understand why most of the folks that came to this content to found the nation, did what they did.

He was a Liberal. A concept like Socialism wouldn't be understood by people back then. People like you still don't understand it.

See? You worship materialism. You know nothing about the realm of the spirit.

 

[Blues Man]

To socipaths like you, I guess, since you're all for sale you need to peddle the spin that everybody else is too.

You need to look up the definition of sociopath.