RE: Should Churches Remain Tax-Exempt?
December 9, 2014 at 8:21 pm
(This post was last modified: December 9, 2014 at 8:22 pm by Jenny A.)
(December 9, 2014 at 7:44 pm)Heywood Wrote: What do you do if the Church doesn't pay its property tax? Seize the property and sell it off? That sounds a lot like passing a law that effectively makes it difficult for a group of people to worship as they please.
Yes. We'd do it to the Elk's club too. What would be the difference? Frankly, property taxes cover use of city roads etc. Like businesses and club (which is what they are), churches make considerable demands on the infrastructure surrounding them. That comes out of my tax dollars thank you very much.
And I might add that the mortgage company would foreclose if the mortgage is not paid church or no. I've been to some lovely restaurants, B&Bs, art cinemas that were once churches. Why should churches get a privilege from the government that they don't get from the financial industry?
(December 9, 2014 at 8:20 pm)Heywood Wrote: Why should we violate the founding principles of this country just to satisfy the jealousy of a few atheist?
What founding principle would that be?
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
