On Sep 8, 10:28 am, knews4u2c...@yahoo.com wrote:

On Sep 7, 10:41 pm, "Paul Maffia" <pmaf...@centurytel.net> wrote:
501-3c does not Santion or control any Church.

Liar.
It stops them from using the pulpit for political speech.

To be tax-exempt, a charitable organization must be one "no
substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda,
or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation ... and which does
not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or
distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or
in opposition to) any candidate for public office." Why should
religious organizations be exempt from this rule?

If they want to engage in these activities, they're entitled to do so,
but not with a subsidy from the public in the form of tax-exempt
status.

Why should they be taxed to begin with?
Why should peoples donations be taxed?

Why should government have a say so in what they say or do?
Doesn't sound like seperation of church and state to me.
It sounds like CENSORSHIP to me.

Oh, then he should give it ALL to them if it has their name on it.

Shit.
You are daft.

Suppose I put MY LABOR into it and melt it down and put my face on it?

What if I want to make my own 'chit" backed by gold?

You are a moral fucktard.

Liar.

It stops them from using the pulpit for political speech.

It is merely the law that
exempts them from having to pay taxes on their church realted income.

Liar.
It makes everything they do open to scrutiny by the government.

In any case, God could care less whether or not a Church is or is not
exempt from from paying taxes.

Liar.
Where is the gain?

He was very clear that where taxes are levied
everyone, including his churches,. is morally obligated to pay them.

There is no moral obligation to pay.