2007-07-14 17:07:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If they do get involved, they lose their tax exempt status. Report any church that is attempting to sway votes or strong arm their members.
2007-07-14 17:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No it isn't a good question. A good question would ask why any special interest group receives this benefit! Yes, churches enjoy non-profit status, but so do thousands of other non-profit organizations including the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, The NRA, the ACLU, the NAACP, PETA, AIDS.org, and many more!
In fact, the only group on this list that really has a strong legal foundation for receiving tax concessions are churches...separation of church and state works both ways.
...and then there is the little problem that most churches (talking about individual churches not denominations) don't operate at a profit...what they don't pay out in expenses, they donate to other charitable organizations they wouldn't owe any taxes!
2007-07-14 17:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by KAL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the church I belong to does not practice politics. We have people of many different political persuasions.
If individual members want to get involved in politics though that is their business. They have that right.
On a side note, there are many tax exampt groups that get involved in politics. Charities, greens, gay and lesbian groups, etc.....
2007-07-14 17:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by songndance1999 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
church getting involved in politics naa that never happens. Check out that movie "jesus camp" that will scare the crap out of you. The petarass preacher pretty much claimed he got w in the white house by his millions of lemmings. yikes!
2007-07-14 17:13:46 · answer #4 · answered by otis spunkmeyer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They pay taxes in a for of salaries and with things they buy with the money.
2007-07-15 00:26:54 · answer #5 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and why are they allowed to have insurance policies that can pay 600 million without batting an eye?
2007-07-14 17:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By law they shouldn't but they're a scamming pack of bastards so they'll continue to lie and scam their way around any 'man made law'.
2007-07-14 17:18:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure that they are allowed to, there are at least restrictions placed on them.
2007-07-14 17:10:13 · answer #8 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
really good one...
2007-07-14 17:10:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
oooooo......
2007-07-14 17:13:30 · answer #10 · answered by moondriven 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋