A half serious question.
2007-03-10 17:35:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Also, does anyone know if the Amish pay taxes?
2007-03-10 17:38:26 · update #1
Ah... you have to pay taxes as a citizen. The real question is, why don't CHURCHES or faith based organizations have to pay taxes? The Catholic Church is the richest in the world....
2007-03-10 17:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by ReeRee 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
for a serious answer:
because the seperation of church and state is mostly for schools (public schools) so that everyone can have freedom of religion and there will not be prejudices like if you and your teacher went to the same church but church members still should pay taxes because they still have the benefits of living in the state plus what about people who are jewish or hindu or buddhist or any other religion, why should they still have to pay taxes and also everyone would join a church and then nobody would pay taxes and america would be worse off than it already is which is bad
2007-03-11 01:43:32 · answer #2 · answered by jenjen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a good question. The State is ALWAYS looking for a way to increase revenue without driving up the taxes you are most likely to notice. So one means is to tax churches which is like taxing the members. The State knows that churches receive a huge amount of donations so, like mobsters, the state wants it's cut too despite all the charity work they provide.
I wonder though, if church can't be open use in school then why does church have to be taxed to support education? Hmm...
2007-03-11 01:40:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as separation of church and state. Nowhere in the Constitution will you find any such wording. What the First Amendment does say is, "Congress will make no law regarding the establishment of religion or the free exercise there of." In other words: There can be no state church such as was the case in England at the time. But, Congress is also prohibited from making laws controlling the free exercise of one's belief's.
2007-03-11 01:45:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahaha. The seperation of church and state means the churches should ALSO pay taxes. It only means that the gov't won't endorse any one religion - it says nothing about taxes.
2007-03-11 01:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are members of the state too. Perhaps if they resigned themselves into the fantasy world of their religion, then they wouldn't. But while they are forced to live in the real world, a percentage of their wealth is given to the state.If there is separation of church and state, why should we let churches be in the state?
2007-03-11 01:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by A Drunken Man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Australia the question is why do private schools (ie usually single religion-based establishments which in many instances charge exorbitant fees) receive public funding? The argument is that the money is allocated per student - as to not do so would be discriminatory - not directly to the schools, but of course in reality the money becomes the school's to do with as it will. But don't try to suggest that the money could more honestly be spent by subsidising fees instead of on top of them...
2007-03-11 03:05:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Churches are non profit corporations and do not pay any tax.
The money that church members give to the church is not for taxes but for church related activities.
2007-03-11 01:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet church membership would increase if Church members didn't have to pay taxes. Heck - I'd join a church for that benefit. :)
2007-03-11 01:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by swordarkeereon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amish do not pay taxes, and they have tons of cash, too...
The reason is they dont use most services the government offers...
pretty much they only get government aid for major medical needs
2007-03-11 01:41:32 · answer #10 · answered by XX 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋