Ending God's Tax Exempt Status

Originally Posted by smurfalicious

Edit:

Because you have no fucking manners.
And no fucking manners either.

By the above I see that I should look elsewhere for lessons, however.

[elSicomoro]

They were separated at birth!

[lumberjim]

Do you always throw stones in glass houses?

Meanwhile, the general point from rkzenrage is accurate

the point that codfobble was disputing was that he actually admits to being wrong. the glass houses analogy only works if you think she has made that claim. when in rome.....dont forget to eat a dick.

[yesman065]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

when in rome.....dont forget to eat a dick.

You mean COCK?

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by yesman065

You mean COCK?

cock is one thing

eat a dick is another entirely

dont mix your pedaphiles

[elSicomoro]

He hasn't earned "cock."

[Happy Monkey]

How is your post responsive to tw's? His is relevant to the title of the thread. If religion were removed from the list of tax exemption factors (Ending God's Tax Exempt Status), would the 700 Club or the Catholic Church still qualify?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

How is your post responsive to tw's? His is relevant to the title of the thread. If religion were removed from the list of tax exemption factors (Ending God's Tax Exempt Status), would the 700 Club or the Catholic Church still qualify?

I don't know if they would or not. But my concern is for all the backwater/storefront churches that don't do an organized charity program. They do help parishioners in need as the they arise, not sufficient to qualify as a charity. Most of them have enough trouble keeping the roof repaired without the additional burden of taxes.

But this is what rkzenrage, wants. He want's to drive all religion out because he hates it so much.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Most of them have enough trouble keeping the roof repaired without the additional burden of taxes.

So do nonreligious organizations. Why should the churches be a special case?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Most nonreligious organizations are tax exempt. Go to post #30 and plug in your zip code.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Most nonreligious organizations are tax exempt. Go to post #30 and plug in your zip code.

Thanks. I didn't see the link the first time around. My list is too huge to post. There are so many organizations and ones I didn't even imagine.

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

So do nonreligious organizations. Why should the churches be a special case?

You know he's not going to answer you.
If you don't think churches are just the bees-knees and should be treated specially by government you "hate", LOL!!!!

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I don't know if they would or not. But my concern is for all the backwater/storefront churches that don't do an organized charity program. They do help parishioners in need as the they arise, not sufficient to qualify as a charity. Most of them have enough trouble keeping the roof repaired without the additional burden of taxes.

But this is what rkzenrage, wants. He want's to drive all religion out because he hates it so much.

That's come crystal ball you have there.

As for my changing my mind... I have done so a few time but cannot think of a specific other than my backing off of legislation in the abortion thread and apologizing and stating that I was wrong for my style in that thread.
However, in my time in there I have had my mind changed, and admitted it.
I look forward to it and appreciate it when it happens.
I do not assign ego or strength to being "right", in fact I respect someone FAR MORE the day I see them admit that they are wrong and a fact has swayed them and the day I learn that I am mistaken is a day that I spend the rest of in ELATED and in a GREAT MOOD.
But, and emotional argument will never do that.

Not as often as you've changed your posts.

I often add to my posts, I VERY RARELY change text that I have already written..

Bruce, you keep saying "hate", show me one emotional statement I have made toward the church.
I can tell you, I have issues, but I have not made them in here.
When some fuck-head tells my family that one of these hucksters can cure me, preying on their suffering just to steal their money... yeah, it pisses me off.
This is completely separate from that and tax issues do not enter into that. Other companies do it, like the cancer hospitals that imply that they can cure your cancer when no one else can... again, not a tax issue and does not belong in here.
That you cannot separate your intellect from your emotions does not belong in here and taking that out on the cellar is really unfair and sad.
I don't know what your problem is with me, I have never attacked you and never done anything but supported your posts.
I suspect you are working out issues that have nothing to do with what is going on in here on my posts.

BTW, some of my favorite charities are religious charities, one being the Heifer International.
They are REAL charies.