(December 10, 2014 at 7:23 am)robvalue Wrote: It's a business. Just because it includes a made-up element, that shouldn't give it special rights. Any company could make a claim that they are "helping people" in some way and so should be tax exempt.
I agree, any purely charitable section should be exempt. But you cannot make that claim of the whole thing, no way.
Would you want a firm of lawyers who believe in gnomes to get tax breaks? The gnomes make their clients happier.
It's worse than a business, it's a con. It's providing partially fictional services.
You're the one making the claim now a little proof please.
Lawyers sale a product, the church sales nothing and many small churches are in the red by the end of each year. Tax the big ones and the small ones can apply for subsidies. you'e trying to deny the separation of church and state. You do not want us in the public schools and ect. but you want our money, can't have it both ways.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.