They have lobbyists in Washington and they preach political ideologies. They approve and encouraged war with non-christian countries. They do not have separation of church and state. And they have mega assets. Isn't that justification enough for them to pay eqaul tax?
2006-06-06 14:07:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please don't give me a 'what is the meaning of is' argument.
2006-06-06 14:22:09 · update #1
If the Church has an income from books, tapes and so forth yes.
But if the Church is being supported by those that attend through offerings then I would have to say NO.
2006-06-06 14:13:05 · answer #1 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Imagine the money the government could make if churches paid taxes on all their extravagent items they buy and on all the money they make preaching. It's not fair that taxpayers have to take on the extra burden of paying taxes even though a majority of us don't really go to church.
Of course, this will never change since we live in a christian-ran country.
2006-06-06 14:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The separation is fairly illusory and is often being eroded. It became initially positioned into the structure so as that the non secular sects does no longer use the authorities to persecute one yet another like they were doing in Europe. They were killing one yet another over faith interior the yankee Colonies earlier the revolution too. 16 years earlier the revolution Massachusetts hanged 3 Quakers only for being Quaker. That became an reliable execution. there have been many more suitable non secular executions and many non secular exiles. The State of Rhode Island became depending by ability of and for non secular exiles from the different Colonies. Wont or not it truly is tremendous at the same time as faith regulations the States back. The Pilgrims are notworthy for instituting a reign of non secular terror presently when they landed which protected many executions for heresy. non secular freedom my butt. people ought to study about early American faith in its finished bloody glory. those Christian ideas protected passing a regulation calling for disobedient little ones to be hanged in Jamestown It says "In God We trust," on the money because it became positioned there in 1957. examine the heritage of that with the treasury branch. you are able to look into the heritage of the pledge of allegiance too.
2016-12-06 10:54:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes churches should be forced to pay taxes a lot of them take in the money & they do nothing to help the community.
2006-06-06 15:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by **Anti-PeTA** 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should they are a non for profit organization & when they get too much money they build a bigger church so they do not have to show a profit. They should put that money into thier schools so you do not have to pay a tuition so anyone can go. They put a high tuition on there schools so they can pick & choose who they accept.
2006-06-06 14:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by beer30_somewhere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You question seems to be implying that all other businesses pay tax, and that is not true. The church like other non-profits such as the Red Cross, Goodwill, or Greenpeace do not pay taxes either.
2006-06-06 14:19:30 · answer #6 · answered by MacDeac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they shouldn't. That'd be cruel and unusual because that'd be taxing beliefs. That's a BAD thing, by the way. Doesn't the government have enough ways to control us as it is?
2006-06-06 14:11:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Churches should pay a burdon tax.
2006-06-06 14:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by M1NDLESS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-06-06 14:18:48 · answer #9 · answered by Jesus W. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't ask me, I'm one of the cavemen who encourage war with nonbelievers....
2006-06-06 14:19:14 · answer #10 · answered by cirque de lune 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋