RE: Problems with Christian Church
August 20, 2015 at 12:15 pm
(This post was last modified: August 20, 2015 at 12:20 pm by jiffy.)
(August 20, 2015 at 10:23 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: If churches want tax exempt status, they should be required to do a certain amount of secular charity work that benefits the public each year (fundraisers for church needs/projects don't count, and missionary work does not count).
The missionary work is a tough one because a lot of modern-day mission work is charity work that includes some sharing of Christian beliefs. Would you simply prohibit any sharing of beliefs in order to qualify for tax-exempt status? Historically, a lot of mission work has been very beneficial to other cultures. For example, William Carey's mission work in India helped end the practice of Sati, the burning of widows.