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Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:05 PM

28. So where and how do you set the standards for pastors in Iowa versus

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those in NYC or DC or LA?

Do they all have no rights to TV time, or only those with glass cathedrals in LA?

How about some pastors in South Dakota, with a house, and a small church, and $200 a week, and have their family on food stamps? I have met a few on food stamps part or all of the year. Some male guys with wives and 3 kids, and getting $200 a week all year, tax free. Food stamp eligible.

Yeah, that's happening.

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
Is it time for religious groups to lose their tax exemption? [View all]	rug	Jun 2012	OP
Long past time.	Shadowflash	Jun 2012	#1
Definitely the Catholic Church	HockeyMom	Jun 2012	#2
You're making a case for discrimination? It should be ANY church, or it won't stand legally. nt	patrice	Jun 2012	#6
Without enough of the right kinds of information about the poster above and the situation,	2ndAmForComputers	Jun 2012	#17
You failed to notice that I asked a question. Instead of make an outright accusation, as in the case	patrice	Jun 2012	#18
Shall we take it then, that you are in favor of attacking the Catholic Church exclusively? nt	patrice	Jun 2012	#19
And, btw, how about responding to the legal point which I raise here? nt	patrice	Jun 2012	#20
Or does the OP subject matter less than some other, more personal, agenda? a Lack of reply = yes. nt	patrice	Jun 2012	#21
Have a nice day.	2ndAmForComputers	Jun 2012	#22
You too. & Who's that in this .gif?	patrice	Jun 2012	#26
That's a no brainer. It's way past time for them to loose their	ladjf	Jun 2012	#3
I am not opposed to providing tax-exemption for the charitable work they do....	Swede Atlanta	Jun 2012	#4
How about a compromise?	turtlerescue1	Jun 2012	#11
But what if we don't accept that health care should be for profit?	cbayer	Jun 2012	#32
In order to answer this question, don't we need to begin with WHY we give them this $71 billion	patrice	Jun 2012	#5
For $71 BILLION a year (and that doesn't even count historical $$$) there should be NO poor. nt	patrice	Jun 2012	#7
Yes, if they're found to be political.	richmwill	Jun 2012	#8
I am wondering what would be a good method to go about doing that.	patrice	Jun 2012	#9
Your thoughts are a good question for discussion	citysyde	Jun 2012	#13
Yes, observable behavior is a good subject. Do you include hiring and firing practices?	patrice	Jun 2012	#15
Unfortunately, I think the courts and case law are already on record	citysyde	Jun 2012	#16
Tax the profits.	rrneck	Jun 2012	#10
That's another area where I think we need some new standard of ..	citysyde	Jun 2012	#23
Not that complicated, really. Just institute progressive taxation.	daaron	Jun 2012	#27
So where and how do you set the standards for pastors in Iowa versus	citysyde	Jun 2012	#28
Like I said, an equitable progressive taxation scheme.	daaron	Jun 2012	#29
I think there's a difference	rrneck	Jun 2012	#31
My Recommendations	longship	Jun 2012	#12
Interesting thoughts worth my deliberation!	citysyde	Jun 2012	#24
As of the early '90s....	Igel	Jun 2012	#34
Thank you for those clarifications	longship	Jun 2012	#35
Really nice, clear and useful information. Thanks so much.	cbayer	Jun 2012	#36
Perhaps counterintuitively my answer is a qualified no.	dmallind	Jun 2012	#14
Respectfully, I'm not sure I agree, because, as we have seen,...	citysyde	Jun 2012	#25
It's a fine line, but my bias is yes they should	dmallind	Jun 2012	#37
yes	Angry Dragon	Jun 2012	#30
I would be very curious about how this number compares to the amount	cbayer	Jun 2012	#33
So your point is that they would stop doing this if they were taxed?	dmallind	Jun 2012	#38
Massive profits are one thing, but most mainline churches operate on a shoestring.	cbayer	Jun 2012	#39
Only if you're okay with them campaigning from the pulpit and getting donations from offerings. n/t	cynatnite	Jun 2012	#40
This sounds like a classic case of "be careful what you wish for"...	ButterflyBlood	Jun 2012	#41

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