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photon · 11-14-2012, 10:52 PM

I don't think churches have to be taxed completely, just make them report what portions of their income are used for charitable actions and such. Feeding homeless people, that part is tax exempt. Replacing your 51 foot Jesus statue that got burned down by lightning? Not tax exempt. Running a youth center to give kids something to do? Tax exempt. Hanging Obama in effigy on the front lawn of the church. Not tax exempt. (Both of those are real examples incidentally).

Then they can say whatever they want from their non-tax exempt crystal church pulpit.

11-14-2012, 10:52 PM	#13
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I don't think churches have to be taxed completely, just make them report what portions of their income are used for charitable actions and such. Feeding homeless people, that part is tax exempt. Replacing your 51 foot Jesus statue that got burned down by lightning? Not tax exempt. Running a youth center to give kids something to do? Tax exempt. Hanging Obama in effigy on the front lawn of the church. Not tax exempt. (Both of those are real examples incidentally). Then they can say whatever they want from their non-tax exempt crystal church pulpit. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.