I don't understand why churches, mosques, temples etc should be funded by Gov't money... Please explain.
2007-01-22 16:32:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Tax dollars don't directly pay for religious expenses, but the government lists religious groups as non-profit organizations, so they don't have to pay taxes. This means that everyone else must make up for it.
2007-01-22 16:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Incoherent Fool 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No God doesn't want the gov't to give money because then the gov't would think they are in control of it and then it wouldn't be a church of religion but just another corporate business. Thats why Jesus freaked when merchants turned the temple into a market place.
Thats why people tythe anyways.
2007-01-23 00:38:38 · answer #2 · answered by secretsofthe end 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because that would make them public institutions. Churches are private enterprises, meaning they can accept whoever they want and if the government is upset, they can't do a dang thing about it because it is private property.
2007-01-23 00:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a penny. It's a travesty. If a religious organization is worthy of existence, it will have sufficient financial support from its own members.
2007-01-23 00:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they shouldn't, and they don't. Places of worship are non-profit organizations and don't pay taxes, and the government doesn't pay them anything. Separation of church and state.
2007-01-23 00:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The christian church isn't funded by anyone other than it's members.
2007-01-23 00:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax exempt...it's the most profitable scam on the market today! ; )
2007-01-23 00:43:34 · answer #7 · answered by Helzabet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - that would be against the law.
2007-01-23 00:37:13 · answer #8 · answered by gelfling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2007-01-23 00:37:16 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. Brooke 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! They shouldn't be!
2007-01-23 00:37:04 · answer #10 · answered by Bunz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋