> The problem with that is any particular majority religion could get > the direct ability as a collective to run legislatures and institute > their doctrines as public policy. In Utah for example, the Mormon > church could establish a theocracy [which they attempted to do in the> 19th century under Brigham Young until the Feds put a stop to it under> the threat of military intervention].
That is sort of what the cannibalists...I mean Christians have done concerning other religions. They control the show now. It was factions of Christianity that was the problem when the constitution was written. Now with our pluralistic society we have multi-religious issues unimaginable by our founding fathers. Judging by how much hatred was spewed on Obama for being a secret Muslim, I think we have a long way to go. Let's use some of the tax money from religions to support religious education and tolerance. They can write off the amounts they spend on charity just as we do, to avoid taxes. But exempting them from taxes elevates their beliefs above the common good, and I don't buy that. So you have an imaginary friend...you still gotta pitch in like the rest of us. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > Lately the churches have been creeping over the line. They > > > need to be pushed back or lose their tax exempt status. > > > > Taxing churches...me likey. > > > > The original intention of their tax exempt status was to keep the > > government from taxing one out of existence in preference to some > > state religion, right? It is not really possible for our government > > to get away with that today. They can exist fine while paying taxes > > like I do. So I say, Tax em all, tax em good. > > > [snip] > > > The problem with that is any particular majority religion could get > the direct ability as a collective to run legislatures and institute > their doctrines as public policy. In Utah for example, the Mormon > church could establish a theocracy [which they attempted to do in the > 19th century under Brigham Young until the Feds put a stop to it under > the threat of military intervention]. >
