RE: Should Churches Remain Tax-Exempt?
December 14, 2014 at 9:56 am
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2014 at 9:57 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(December 13, 2014 at 5:30 pm)Heywood Wrote: 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.Churches don't have tax exempt status.
-And even if it were specifically against my religion to pay taxes..... you'd be okay with making me pay a tax. This table has no legs Heywood.
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