RE: Should Churches Remain Tax-Exempt?
December 13, 2014 at 5:30 pm
(This post was last modified: December 13, 2014 at 5:50 pm by Heywood.)
(December 13, 2014 at 3:54 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:(December 13, 2014 at 3:12 pm)Heywood Wrote: The qualification he is seeking can be found in posts 1-280 of this thread.
No, it can't.
Link specifically to an instance where the media was forced to mitigate its message at the instigation of the IRS.
How about all the media companies that do not exist because taxes make their business model untenable.
(December 13, 2014 at 3:54 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:(December 13, 2014 at 3:38 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Hey, what if paying taxes was against my religion? Could I opt out? Being forced to pay a tax would surely be prohibition then, eh?
I think you're onto something. PM sent.
Freedom of religion does not allow one not to pay taxes or sacrifice virgins. The government can still pass laws that obstruct free exercise of religion if they are necessary for governance. Revoking the tax exempt status of churches is not necessary for governance. Society and government are not collapsing because churches have tax exempt status. All we are doing here is arguing our opinions and why we hold them.
