i ask with a true heart.
2007-08-28 03:05:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no...
the various church groups are the main organizations that are doing that....
why would you want to prevent the churches from being able to help the poor, the medical missionaries , the orphanages that the church supports...
isn't that cutting your nose off to spite your face??
2007-08-28 03:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by coffee_pot12 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's with an understanding that the government could actually work out the details to feed ANYbody, let alone all the hungry. Not all churches use money to the best of their ability but I would guess about any church does a much better job than the government could. I wouldn't be opposed to taxes but then you would have to tax all not-for-profit organizations. That would hurt a lot of people. For example, organizations that support medical research; who wants the government taking money from them?
2007-08-28 10:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my Church, we "fast" once a month meaning that we go without food or water for 24 hours (or two meals). We then donate the money that we would have used to purchase those meals. The Church then gives 100% of that to feed and clothe the needy. If everyone in the world participated, there would be no hunger in the world.
And I don't believe my church should be taxed. It is TRULY a non-profit. NO ONE receives a paycheck. Everyone volunteers to serve one another. All tithing collected goes to buildings, literature, and aiding the poor.
2007-08-28 10:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by Regina T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I find the irony of this "true-hearted" question almost too much. The churches of the world provide far more service and relief to the poor than any government.
"Ahh...the arrogance of ignorance" is the only decent response I can think of.
2007-08-28 10:16:07 · answer #4 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would assume that the government would do a better job with the money than churches do.
At this point, I'd give more money to the churches so that the government couldn't spend it on war and hate and spreading the message of violence in the world.
2007-08-28 10:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is this a new concept of how non-believers can get out of having to actually put out any money themselves to feed the poor? You don't ask with a true heart, you ask with the heart of a basher/troll.
2007-08-28 10:14:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic churches did not donate $25 million to the hurricane Katrina victims?
2007-08-28 10:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by Bad Boy 300 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that they should be taxed to the point of poverty, but I think they should be taxed like any other business.
2007-08-28 10:19:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
While there are large, rich churches, there are many that can barely pay their pastor and heating bill. Most of these small churches are made up of good, hard working people that give what they can.
2007-08-28 10:11:47 · answer #9 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Considering it's their 'mission', yes. But instead the rest of us are taxed to the point of poverty.
2007-08-28 10:13:27 · answer #10 · answered by Officer Uggh 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋