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It's time to tax the "Sacred Cow".


               
2009 Nov 17, 3:12pm   1,738 views  6 comments

by jeffr   follow (0)  

I have always wondered why churches have never been asked to pay their fair share in taxes. I know they do a lot of good but they also use their money for self serving reasons as well. Any organization deemed to be a religious organization is exempt from paying taxes to the government the same as any charitable organization.  Religious organization bring in billions of dollars each year  yet pay nothing back to Uncle Sam. I think it is time that they be required to pay taxes just like any corporation especially when our country has befallen on such hard times.

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1   PeopleUnited   @   2009 Nov 17, 4:47pm  

Eh,

Ever read the part that says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...."?

FREE exercise thank you!

2   tatupu70   @   2009 Nov 17, 8:33pm  

2ndClassCitizen says

FREE exercise thank you

That word free in that sentence does not refer to money. It means the "open" exercise of religion. And taxing all religions equally wouldn't violate that part of the Constitution.

I agree--the Catholic church is basically a corporation....

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