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Church and State? Who Cares?

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Bishop arrested as Occupy Wall Street protesters tear down fences in violent clash with police

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American church bans interracial couples

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Had Enough – Just Got to Go Off

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Sinead O'Connor: Saint or Sinner?

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Evangelical pastors heed political calling for 2012

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Real Shared Sacrifice: It’s Time For Churches To Pay Taxes

http://www.politicususa.com/en/churches-taxes

"For the past two years, there has been a fair amount of talk concerning shared sacrifice. In theory it is a reasonable concept, but in practice it is non-existent. Republicans think it is reasonable for 98% of the population to share the sacrifice so the wealthiest 2% can avoid sacrificing anything. However, there is another class of Americans who avoid sharing or sacrificing and it is high-time they start contributing to America and stop living off the government dole. As more Americans are telling the government to increase taxes on corporations and their wealthy owners to pay down the deficit, create jobs, and rebuild America’s struggling economy, a silent cult of welfare recipients escapes the public’s ire regarding shared sacrifice.

Americans are complaining that the wealthy and corporations pay too little in taxes, but at least they pay something. The religious community though, is paying nothing and it is time they start contributing to their community, state, and Federal governments for the resources they consume and damage they have wrought on this country. It is finally the time to eliminate the tax-exempt, non-profit status of every church in America whether it is the vile Southern Baptist Convention affiliates, Islamic Mosques, Jewish Tabernacles or Buddhist monasteries. At the same time, the tax code must be revised to eliminate the double-dipping statutes that allow the clergy to avoid paying the same rate of income tax as the rest of the American population. Religion has taken welfare from the American people long enough and with communities laying off fire fighters, police officers, and school teachers while struggling to make ends meet, churches of every denomination are enjoying government entitlements working Americans never receive.

There is absolutely no valid reason to give churches tax-exempt status; in fact it is unconstitutional. Religious fanatics and normal people alike give myriad reasons for why churches should not pay property tax or income tax, but they are all based on the belief that religious people are special and deserve taxpayers’ largesse. Many Americans say that churches and the clergy are doing god’s work and warrant special privileges. If they are doing god’s work, then let god give them welfare now or make them wait till they die and go wherever they think they’re going for their reward. There are other Americans who claim Christian churches deserve welfare because they are doing good work in their communities. Nurses, teachers, fire-fighters, and police officers really do good work in their communities but they are not exempt from paying their fair share in taxes."

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This seems obvious to me. Why should churches be tax exempt?I've seen churches that cost millions of dollars.. easily, millions of dollars to build, and they dont pay taxes?http://www.politicususa.com/en/churches-taxes "For the past two years, there... more

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Controversial retired bishop John Spong on religion

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TERRIFYING 4-Year-Old Preacher Kanon Tipton (VIDEO)

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Fourth Reich in Disguise - how Germany is using the financial crisis to conquer Europe

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THE WAR - Hackers vs Scientology - Project Chanology

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FBI invited Westboro Baptist Church to train agents

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Michele Bachmann: Evangelical Feminist?

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Don't Be Fooled-Still A Recession ~N ~You Need God!

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Conspiracy of Religion Separation of Church and State – The Metaphor and the Constitution? Myth vs.Reality

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Separation of Church and State - The Metaphor and the Constitution? Myth vs.Reality

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Russian Orthodox Church In Unison With President Medvedev On Internet Policy

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Habemus Papam and the revolt of the Church

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Lebanon's rival Christian leaders hold talks headed by Maronite Church

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