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In reply to the discussion: Have A Sick Mom That Can't Get To Church & Just Put On A Catholic Mass On Cable TV & I'm Now Furious [View all]HopelesslyLiberal
(56 posts)2. No, they don't - YOU do.
Churches are not taxed because they are non-profit entities. They have no shareholders/owners so they don't pay taxes.
The get 501(c)(3) /tax-exempt status which allows DONORS to DEDUCT DONATIONS. Some non-profits are 501(c)(4) which means they are non-profits that do engage in influencing politics. Donations to those orgs are not tax deductible.
So, if a church loses its tax-exempt status it is the DONORS not the church that gets taxed.
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Have A Sick Mom That Can't Get To Church & Just Put On A Catholic Mass On Cable TV & I'm Now Furious [View all]
global1
Sep 2012
OP
I think that's it. Free speech. They have a right to say if a policy is wrong, but they
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#19
And they should. Their tax deductions force the rest of us to subsidize their fucking churches.
MotherPetrie
Sep 2012
#14
as long as there wasnt any calls to vote for or against a particular candidate then they are ok
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#4
But This Was A TV Mass - Not Just A Sermon To The People In The Church - But Broadcasted Out....
global1
Sep 2012
#9
I go to a Lutheran Church but I agree that different communities attract different types
Jennicut
Sep 2012
#21