(April 9, 2010 at 2:34 pm)chatpilot Wrote: The only time I involuntarily support religious organizations is when the government takes my tax dollars and uses it to take up the slack that the church leaves with its non-profit status.
This is a great point, and one that needs to be mentioned more often. I've often wondered how much property tax I'm paying in order to make up for the money the government DOESN'T get from churches. In effect, I'm subsidizing a church! Why the hell don't churches pay property tax anyway? And please don't tell me it's because they're "charitable organizations"! If that's true, why does the Vatican have tens of millions in dollars in assets? Shouldn't they sell off these things and use the money to help the poor?
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
