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2. Definitely the Catholic Church

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Fri Jun 15, 2012, 01:20 PM

Jun 2012

Yep, long overdue.

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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