[Roman_War_Criminal]

Full Title: POWER OF DARKNESS: THE SATANIC TEMPLE IS NOW OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS A ‘CHURCH’ WITH TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

[Roman_War_Criminal]

“In light of theocratic assaults upon the Separation of Church and State in the legislative efforts to establish a codified place of privilege for one religious viewpoint, we feel that accepting religious tax-exemption — rather than renouncing it in protest — can help us to better assert our claims to equal access and exemption while laying to rest any suspicion that we don’t meet the qualifications of a true religious organization,” said Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves in a statement. “Satanism is here to stay.”

[liberalh8ter]

Does this mean they’ll finally shut up about churches having tax exempt status?

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Thing is this church is kind of Satan is kind of satirical.
The real Church of Satan has been around for a while, in the form of Islam, modern-day cya Catholic church, gay acceptance Methodist etc. etc. etc. Church of Satan is all around, the real one that is, as it's Satan's world for now.

[bgill]

If I tried to get a tax exempt status for a newly formed MAGA church, they’d laugh and double the taxes.

[Artemis Webb]

I don’t want the IRS deciding what a church is and is not. So I’m fine with this.

[Savage Beast]

THE DECADENCE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATIONS ARE DESTROYED BY INTERNAL MORAL ROT AND DECAY.

THEY ARE NOT DESTROYED BY EXTERNAL FORCES. THEY COMMIT SUICIDE.

[patriot torch]

It can’t be long. When you see these things coming to pass, look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.

And it’s not just the condition of the world, but also of the church, as the article cites with Scripture in these last days.

Isn’t it ironic however that the same agency of government which was used to target conservatives, (you know those threats to society which pledge God, family, and country), is used to bolster their own spiritual wickedness in high places.

Remember the words of the kenyan about those that cling to their Bible and guns.

[Midwesterner53]

Calling the President, please pick up the house phone.

[IronJack]

we are the generation who will live to see the Rapture of the Church

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. ... for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Zechariah 14:7

[Vermont Lt]

So you argue about the political legitimacy of a religion based on your own religious beliefs. Have you actually read the constitution? It says nothing about your “savior” being the chosen one in the country.

I agree that this is more a tax scam than a religion. But one need only look at the millions funneled to Evangelicals and The Pope to see tax scams.

[robowombat]

I thought Anton LaVey’s Satanist Church was given this status long ago?

[ravenwolf]

It brings to mind what Jesus said about calling no
one on Earth father and that Jesus is the only teacher.

We have more father’s, teachers, doctors, reverands and other
Professional handles in the church than we can shake a stick at,
,it was not supposed to be that way.

These professional whores has equated religion with Christianity
for so long that people really believe it.

Satanism is a religion in the most true form and should be the first
to be exempt.

The true church is a group of believers and are told in Revelations ch 18
to come out of this religious system and not be partakers of her sins.