Atheist politician from Nebraska to churches: PAY YOUR TAXES

[FlyingNarwhal]

I don't have high hopes for this at all. Atheist or not, he's still a politician. And you can always count on a politician to bend when their reelection is threatened.

Well, it's certainly symbolic. There's no way in hell Nebraska's going to go for this.

Buckle down fellow atheists, this'll be a tough one. Christians still get mad about taking Christmas out of schools, can you imagine how mad they're gonna get when we start trying to make their churches pay taxes?

I can. The thing is, I just don't give a shit.

Yeah Nebraska definitely won't. That's why I don't think he's gonna follow through with this. In fact, I'd put money down that he'll be a born again christian by the end of his term, just so he can keep his job. I agree with the bill, but that's gonna be a career killer for him, at least in that state.

[Minimalist]

I don't know....I think this guy would make a fine president.

If taxes were paid on the many churches and cathedrals and temples in every city in this State, perhaps the State’s assistance to local governments and schools would be diminished considerably — leaving more in State coffers for other purposes.

Religious people say they want to carry out the directives of Jesus who said, “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s,” when he was asked whether taxes should be paid to Caesar.

[Ryantology]

Yeah Nebraska definitely won't. That's why I don't think he's gonna follow through with this. In fact, I'd put money down that he'll be a born again christian by the end of his term, just so he can keep his job. I agree with the bill, but that's gonna be a career killer for him, at least in that state.

I have my doubts about that.

Ernie Chambers is arguably the highest-ranking openly-atheist politician in the country right now. The African-American Nebraska State Senator served for 38 years (beginning in 1970), making him the longest-serving senator in the state’s history, until he was term-limited out in 2008. When he was eligible to run again in 2012, he did so and won easily.

This isn’t Chambers’ first public battle against religion. In 2007, he famously sued God just to make a statement. Last year, during a filibuster, he remarked that the Mafia has higher standards than the Catholic Church hierarchy because if their members were “raping children, they’d off them.” And last March, he expertly took down an “ex-gay” man as well as a Christian psychologist making arguments against pro-LGBT legislation.

Yeah, this is a guy who has, and needs, no fucks to give.

[Mudhammam]

"Guys, do you see that thing falling from the sky?"
"Is it a comet?"
"A plane?"

"No, that's just that atheist politician's career."

[Ryantology]

He sued God and that didn't hurt his re-election.

[Minimalist]

I bet god had a shitty lawyer. The best ones are jews and they hold a grudge.

[Ryantology]

I would guess it's a Phelps. They're not just lawyers, they're his best friends.