Does that include all of the other Not-for-profit organizations? Or just the religious ones.
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Religion and politics. Vp Harris skirting the law?
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Altfish
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If you can't beat them, join them.
The GOP have been receiving church backing for years - a bit late to start complaining.
Actually, it is split pretty even between the two parties.
Altfish
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Maybe I watch the wrong news channels, but that's not what I see.
tytlyf
Not Religious
It goes for any that skirt the rules.
I don't feel churches should be tax exempt for any reason.
It's a bipartisan issue. Since the 80's and the cooperation of Falwell and Regan as a coalition between Evangelicals and the GOP the separation of church from politics has been out the window. Just start taxing the churches, they are businesses after all.
I understand that completely. However, since I work in the pastoral area, it is amazing at the diversity that exists.
Indeed, what you see is really media driven which so often is different to reality
Suave
Simulated character
Any Churches by law should loose their tax-exempt status for having aired to their congregation Vice President Harris's endorsement of Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McCaulifee. Right? I'm guessing that's a big no-no for tax-exempt organizations to engage in endorsing a particular candidate for political office.
No problem with those who skirt... but churches are not-for-profit -- and since we don't have "favorites", churches are exempt unless no-one is exempt.
For that matter, why not make everyone who makes a dollar just pay their fair share.
including you.
Suave
Simulated character
As far as know, any non-profit organization to keep its tax-exempt status can not endorse a candidate for political office. In order to maintain tax-exempt status, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations cannot engage in political campaigning. Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status should be ever vigilant about this prohibition -- a violation could result in severe consequences.
Coming in late living on the left coast:
True but the right is a lot worse.
Most of the local churches never make the news because they are too busy with worship, feeding the poor, tending to the homeless and seeking to materially uplift the marginalized.
So you are in favor making sure the wealthy don't pay much less than the poor. I like that idea very much.
True but the right is a lot worse.
Most of the local churches never make the news because they are too busy with worship, feeding the poor, tending to the homeless and seeking to materially uplift the marginalized.
For that matter, why not make everyone who makes a dollar just pay their fair share.
So you are in favor making sure the wealthy don't pay much less than the poor. I like that idea very much.
Yes it can. Of course, we remember that it was created as a political payback.
Yes, the other side of one's perspective is always worse
That may be quite true!
I like the straight percentage tax. Those who make less pay less and those who make more pay more. At the same time... I think that it should start with those above the poverty line.
Suave
Simulated character
Taxing religious organizations might very well generate over $70 billion annually of much needed government revenue for higher education, infrastructure improvements, renewable green energy research and development projects, and for expanded Medicare or Medicaid health insurance coverage.
https://secularpolicyinstitute.net/71-billion-reasons-to-tax-religious-organizations/
Suave
Simulated character
Mark 12:17 "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's", Based on what Jesus has said there, Churches should pay taxes, that's what Jesus would like. Churches paying their fair of taxes is the Christianly thing for them to do. Right?
No problem with those who skirt... but churches are not-for-profit -- and since we don't have "favorites", churches are exempt unless no-one is exempt.
For that matter, why not make everyone who makes a dollar just pay their fair share.
The difference is that churches in the US are not required to submit annual details of their finances to the IRS like other non-profits to demonstrate how they actually spend their money.
So if you want churches to be treated like any other non-profit, no problem: show us the money.
I don't think the ad itself violates any laws, but any church who plays it during a service is certainly politically campaigning for a particular candidate, which violates their non-profit status.
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I'd imagine anything Harris does these days is only going to help the opposition.
As I said a while back, Harris is the VP that nobody wanted, not even the democrats.
Actually no.
That was directed to individuals not to Synagogues or Churches.
Matthew 17:24-26
King James Version
24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.
Jesus paid the taxes to synagogues (churches) and to Ceasar.
Constantine exempted churches
US churches’ federal income tax exemption was not formerly enacted as legislation until the Tariff Act was passed by Congress in 1894, providing tax exemptions to “corporations, companies, or associations organized and conducted solely for charitable, religious, or educational purposes.” [51] This was the first time the federal government declared any group exempt from paying taxes, as opposed to its earlier practice of only listing entities subject to taxation. [38] Although the Tariff Act was declared unconstitutional in 1896, the church tax exemption was reinstated by the Revenue Act of 1913, which defined the modern American income tax system. [45][46] On Jan. 14, 1924, the US Supreme Court interpreted the reason for the exemption in Trinidad v. Sagrada Orden: “Evidently the exemption is made in recognition of the benefit which the public derives” from churches’ “corporate activities.