(August 19, 2015 at 11:43 pm)jiffy Wrote: Great replies thus far! One thing that has surprised me is several are bothered by the tax-exempt status of churches. Would you suggest eliminating tax exemption completely, for all "religious" reasons? Perhaps it only remains for charity organizations only?
@Jenny A - what drove you away from Christianity?
@Redbeard - Are you referring to contemporary music? It seems like music coming out of several centuries ago was positively influenced (I'm thinking of Bach, Handel, Haydn, etc.)
Wasn't it Jesus in the wholly babble that said something like: give unto caesar...