Petition

[Elskidor]

So this is going on and since I didn't see it posted here yet I figured I'd drop it off to grab a few more signatures.

Sign and share

"We the People of the United States, demand that the tax exempt status of all churches in the U.S., be removed immediately and that there be no government funding of ANY religion. Keep the separation of church and state! Taxpayers who do not believe or agree with the current religious influence on policy should not have to fund the religious right with tax money. Eliminating the tax exemption status for churches would solve poverty in the United States. We no longer want to fund religions who think the Bible trumps the Constitution."


There is a deadline of July 30, 2014

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitio...s/SJ95WZzZ

[Mystical]

That's annoying it wont let me sign on mobile because everytime I try to type into the zip code box the keyboard disappears

[Jaysyn]

Seems like I remember a similar petition with a lot more signatures on it.

[Jenny A]

Done.

[JesusHChrist]

Signed.

[Mystical]

I propose a petition barring the US from giving Israel or anywhere else money. I'd prefer our aid be given as aid, not free cash. Plus WE need that money to pay off debts.

[Dystopia]

I think tax exemptions from a legal perspective should be the same (if we're talking about income or profit tax on collective people) for charity associations or foundations, sure we know the church likes it's profit, but if their primary mission is to propagate christian faith we can't demand them to pay more taxes than a non profit organization... Of course if there are special tax benefits comparing the church with other religious institutions that's a different problem. In my country there is a treaty with the vatican that grants some exemptions to the catholic church, but then again this is accepted because the population is predominately catcholic so the State assumes it's important to benefit the church

As for the church influence that's a different matter

[rexbeccarox]

I really hate the way it's worded, and I don't think it's honest, so I don't think I can sign it. For example:

Gonna need some evidence for this statement:

Eliminating the tax exemption status for churches would solve poverty in the United States.

And this is a strawman:

We no longer want to fund religions who think the Bible trumps the Constitution.

I would definitely sign a petition that was more simply worded... something like, "due to the United States' policy of separation of church and state, religions should not be funded by the state. We demand the immediate removal of tax-exempt status for churches."

[Jaysyn]

I propose a petition barring the US from giving Israel or anywhere else money. I'd prefer our aid be given as aid, not free cash. Plus WE need that money to pay off debts.

There is already one on whitehouse.gov.

[Minimalist]

I really hate the way it's worded, and I don't think it's honest, so I don't think I can sign it. For example:

Gonna need some evidence for this statement:

Eliminating the tax exemption status for churches would solve poverty in the United States.

And this is a strawman:

We no longer want to fund religions who think the Bible trumps the Constitution.

I would definitely sign a petition that was more simply worded... something like, "due to the United States' policy of separation of church and state, religions should not be funded by the state. We demand the immediate removal of tax-exempt status for churches."

Are you sure about that last one?

http://aattp.org/insane-bible-waving-rep...ion-video/

Insane Bible-Waving Republican Says ‘God’s Law’ Trumps Constitution (Video)