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True Blue American

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35. I found a Church
Mon Oct 26, 2020, 02:01 PM
Oct 2020

That teaches,” Following in the Footsteps of Jesus”. the 2 Pastors set the Church in a new direction.
Love They Neighbor and inclusion.

Disgusting lack of judgement. n/t Eyeball_Kid Oct 2020 #1
Deacons are nobodies. My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #2
Report it to the IRS. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #3
This has not ever been enforced. Patterson Oct 2020 #9
Perhaps the time has come to enforce it. nt crickets Oct 2020 #19
While enforcement is less frequent than it should be, Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #28
Can you name a church that ever lost their tax exempt status FBaggins Oct 2020 #23
I agree with you OLDMDDEM Oct 2020 #31
That deacon... Newest Reality Oct 2020 #4
Couldn't this be considered political speech? dware Oct 2020 #5
That has never happened. Patterson Oct 2020 #10
Maybe it's time to start enforcing it. dware Oct 2020 #12
Has happened one time FBaggins Oct 2020 #24
Considered? It's explicitly political... JHB Oct 2020 #16
Yeah, I don't expect anything to happen either, dware Oct 2020 #18
Tax that church. muntrv Oct 2020 #6
You can't do that and remain a tax-free church, right? Frustratedlady Oct 2020 #7
Widely ignored rule. maxsolomon Oct 2020 #33
Why I quit going to Mass. Ohiogal Oct 2020 #8
ditto. organized religion is way overrated. onetexan Oct 2020 #17
Ask the priest if he condones "p*ssy grabbing". nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #11
Really. These people are so blind, to these other disgusting traits of trump (the pu&&y grabbing, SWBTATTReg Oct 2020 #14
Or adultery. Trump's on his third wife. nt. Mariana Oct 2020 #30
bye-bye tax exemption! lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #13
Churches have been doing this for years. Mariana Oct 2020 #27
See Post #23. nt dware Oct 2020 #29
Try a parish of color shrike3 Oct 2020 #15
I found a Church True Blue American Oct 2020 #35
Wonderful. shrike3 Oct 2020 #43
I know how they are. True Blue American Oct 2020 #47
I left the church where I loved singing in the choir PurgedVoter Oct 2020 #20
Illegal NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2020 #21
No enforcement. nt. Mariana Oct 2020 #26
That's so wrong Lotusflower70 Oct 2020 #22
This is going on in thousands of Christian churches. Mariana Oct 2020 #25
Oh, the Catholic Church was worse here. True Blue American Oct 2020 #34
The majority of Catholic voters cast their ballots for Trump in 2016. Mariana Oct 2020 #38
Fifty-two percent of all Catholics supported Trump. But his mainstay of support shrike3 Oct 2020 #49
We had that same problem with the local Catholic Churches when True Blue American Oct 2020 #32
Weird. I never knew deacons could give sermons if any kind. Just read scripture MaryMagdaline Oct 2020 #36
Deacons can and do give sermons in the Catholic church. Quemado Oct 2020 #41
Thanks. It's been years. I am not up to speed MaryMagdaline Oct 2020 #45
This sh*t's been going on for years. Sogo Oct 2020 #37
Make sure you let them know why you left. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #39
Thanks for sharing Beringia Oct 2020 #40
Right after it was said I would stand up and walk out! healthnut7 Oct 2020 #42
Perhaps instead of trying to get the IRS to enforce it's rules... WyattKansas Oct 2020 #44
Complain to your bishop. Trumpocalypse Oct 2020 #46
A lot of Catholics here changed Churches they were so angry. True Blue American Oct 2020 #48
TAX THE CHURCHES INTO OBLIVION SoonerPride Oct 2020 #50
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