Taxes. Why are we subsidizing or exempting religions that just lie to us?

[Greatest I am]

Taxes. Why are we subsidizing or exempting religions that just lie to us?

All religions have their own Gods and be you a believer or not, you pay taxes to support them, ---- and all they return, except for a bit of social babysitting, ---- is lies.

Are you fed up with the Noble Lie of your governance and should these lying churches stop feeding from your wallet while your government use them against you?

I can appreciate some of the ancient logic for propagating churches and religions and the Noble Lie. I think that that logic no longer applies as our communication systems have become global and instant and churches are no longer required to supplement our social safety nets and that they have become superfluous and redundant.

Should your tax support for these lying churches and competing Gods be ended?

Are we bright enough to rid ourselves of the Noble Lie that we feed ourselves?

Why are you subsidizing religions that just lie to us?

Would you like to end churches and other tax exempt entities from taking your hard earned dollars and returning nothing or are churches still required in our modern societies?

Regards
DL

 

[wegs]

Hello

Believe it or not, the reasoning behind tax exemption of churches was to maintain "separation of church and state." The ability for religions to assemble freely without government interference made sense at one point. I found that awfully odd when I read that, but from a fiscal perspective, I suppose that makes sense. From a moral perspective, it does not.

On a side note, I think churches are still required to pay property taxes.

 

[wegs]

Never mind. I'm wrong about property taxes. All 50 states give property tax exemption to churches, as well.
:shrug:

 

[Greatest I am]

Hello

Believe it or not, the reasoning behind tax exemption of churches was to maintain "separation of church and state." The ability for religions to assemble freely without government interference made sense at one point. I found that awfully odd when I read that, but from a fiscal perspective, I suppose that makes sense. From a moral perspective, it does not.

On a side note, I think churches are still required to pay property taxes.

It depends on the location. Some churches get away with more some with less from the public purse but whatever it is it is too much for us to pay to be lied to.

Regards
DL

 

[Greatest I am]

Never mind. I'm wrong about property taxes. All 50 states give property tax exemption to churches, as well.
:shrug:

Thanks for the info. This Canadian goes to various countries and like to generalize when I can.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friend...cost-of-religious-tax-exemptions-71000000000/

Regards
DL

 

[Hapsburg]

My taxes do not subsidize religion. I live in a legally secular nation, where the government does not fund churches or other religious institutions. It grants them tax-exempt status due to being charitable or non-profit organisations; but that is there, as said earlier, to separate government from religion. If government were involved fiscally, it could then determine what is a religion and what isn't, and repress the beliefs of others; a safeguard I would figure even atheists enjoy, since it prevents Christians from legally oppressing non-Christians.

 

[Yazata]

There's a difference between not taxing something and subsidizing it.

 

[Greatest I am]

My taxes do not subsidize religion. I live in a legally secular nation, where the government does not fund churches or other religious institutions. It grants them tax-exempt status due to being charitable or non-profit organisations; but that is there, as said earlier, to separate government from religion. If government were involved fiscally, it could then determine what is a religion and what isn't, and repress the beliefs of others; a safeguard I would figure even atheists enjoy, since it prevents Christians from legally oppressing non-Christians.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friend...cost-of-religious-tax-exemptions-71000000000/

To say that non-Christians or atheists enjoy paying the tax burden of churches so that they can continue to lie to us is a false claim.

Christians do at present legally oppress people. Just look at what they do to women and gays.

That is what the lying churches are responsible for.

Regards
DL

 

[Greatest I am]

There's a difference between not taxing something and subsidizing it.

Or paying to be lied to or not.

Regards
DL

 

[wynn]

Well, GREATEST I AM, it's high time to finally live up to your name and set things right!!

 

[Greatest I am]

Well, GREATEST I AM, it's high time to finally live up to your name and set things right!!

If I could, I would ----

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZxHAZChcYU

Regards
DL

 

[wynn]

If you can't live up to your name, then give it up.

 

[billvon]

Taxes. Why are we subsidizing or exempting religions that just lie to us?

Amendment 1 of the US Constitution.

Are you fed up with the Noble Lie of your governance and should these lying churches stop feeding from your wallet while your government use them against you?

Simple solution to them feeding from your wallet - stop giving them money.

Should your tax support for these lying churches and competing Gods be ended?

Nope. Fortunately they don't.

Would you like to end churches and other tax exempt entities from taking your hard earned dollars and returning nothing or are churches still required in our modern societies?

Sure. Fortunately they don't.