Posted on 06/29/2015 2:37:26 PM PDT by DeweyCA
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No, the real intent of removing tax-exempt status is to cripple the institutions that continue their dissent from the sexual revolution. When tax exemptions are removed, donors will give far less than they are giving now. Churches will become liable to property taxes. That means that many churches will have to forfeit their property to the government because they won’t be able to afford the taxes they have to pay on it. Many of them wouldn’t be able to pay them now. If donations went down, they would be that much further from being able to pay them. As a result, churches that reside on valuable properties in urban locations would be immediately vulnerable. Eventually, so would everyone else.
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So let’s put aside the propaganda and say clearly what Oppenheimer is calling for. A call for ending tax exemptions for religious institutions is a call to close them down—or at least to plunder them of their property. That is what is going on here. Think of the irreparable harm that would follow if and when these many small churches are effectively forced to close their doors—harm that will come not only to these ministers and parishioners themselves, but also to the poor and vulnerable: lost foster-care services, tutoring of teens, material and spiritual relief for the poor, and character development, often in the places it is needed most.
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All churches need to give up the tax exempt status. Very few make a profit anyway.
Not if they’re smart. They can easily create charitable organizations that are related to them that will keep tax exempt status. Which then gives donors the option of giving money to the church or to the church’s charity.
President Johnson started the exemptions to shur them up. From what I can remember he thought churches had too much influence on policy making. I coud be wrong. That was a long time ago.
This can't be true. Obama solved homelessness and hunger already and slowed the rising of the oceans and ...
The churches offer no physical strength to oppose the communist push. Leaving it up to prayer will not do it. Faith without works is dead. Sometimes works means AK47 power.
That’s why a church with no employees will have more protection than a typical church today. If there’s no “business” for the organization to conduct, then there are no customers, either ... and therefore employment discrimination is really the only strong legal avenue for a homosexual against such a church.
Why go to that trouble? Why not just spend on missions down to “$0 profit”?
FREE! FREE at last! Praise G_D free again!
Separate organizations makes that easier too. The church can be the #1 donator to the charity. Any church that actually does good works with the money they collect won’t have any problem with suddenly finding themselves taxable.
I guess my point is creating another 501(c) could cause a continued risk if the IRS is being used to target us.
We once more need the Black Robe Regiment to return to the pulpit.
Exactly right....
Dumbest thesis and title ever.
I’m not used to seeing anything quite so moronic on here.
Look for folks to lock load.
Churches existed before tax exemptions.
Maybe I’m not rich enough for it to make a difference but I’ve never considered tax exemptions when donating. There will still be some ways for cashless donations. Property taxes will be the killer as many many churches sit on very expensive land.
Rather America has hit its rock bottom.
I don’t think Denny Burk Professor of Biblical Studies and Ethics at Boyce College. understands God very well.
“When tax exemptions are removed, donors will give far less than they are giving now. Churches will become liable to property taxes.” if churches decide to enter the evil government nexis then it is on them.
I believe that when churches finally decide to separate from the government evil empire, God will again begin to pour out his blessings, grace and power to the church. revival will follow.
i think churches predate the great USA.
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