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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust think, if Mega Churches had to pay taxes to the state in which they hold services...
the money could go right into the state coffers to be used to really provide needed services to the poor and elderly, including healthcare. The amount of money churches and corporations DO NOT pay is staggering. The taxes don't have to go to the Federal governments but they should go to state and local governments where the congregants worship and pay tithes and offerings. Just a small percentage of the these gifts to charlatan preachers would go a long way to helping the poor. AFterall, that was the foundation of the church in the new testament...bringing tithes and offering to be used for the common good.
malaise
(277,091 posts)They are MAGA churches, fronts for the RW movement.
Turbineguy
(38,219 posts)doing Christian things.
Rover1
(26 posts)Church goers are most happy to freeload their costs onto others. Many communities have as many religious "church" exemptions than there are taxpayers. Obviously this is not good.
Funtatlaguy
(11,719 posts)pamdb
(1,356 posts)As far as Im concerned, all churches should be paying taxes.