Ep. 17 | Why Churches are Tax-Exempt
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2019
- Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke argued during a televised town hall event that churches and other religious institutions should be stripped of their tax-exempt status if they fail to accept and affirm same-sex marriage. Honestly, I was reluctant even to address the issue in light of his comments because they were almost entirely irrelevant. Not only did I strongly disagree with former Congressman O'Rourke's remarks, but so did the frontrunners in the Democratic primary as well as the Constitution of the United States. But even though the tax-exempt status of religious organizations is not presently under threat, I think we do need to know why tax-exemption exists and why it matters.
The local mega church where I live just spent over $1,000,000 on new "branding". Signs, paint scheme etc. That is atrocious. Churches should be taxed to support the communities where they hold real estate. If churches don't pay taxes in order to maintain their freedom, why do I have to?
Exactly. It’s a joke. We could fix the national debt by having these freeloaders pay their fair share. I am utterly so sick of this- I work my ass off helping people in my profession and give 1/3 of my income to the government while they get a free ride because they are promoting God? What ? Why am I responsible for subsidizing the promotion of their religious beliefs?
Stephen do you go to church? What about other non-church charities??
@@RonSafreed No sir, I do not attend any churches. Could you clarify what you mean when you say, "What about other non-church charities?"?
Mega churches are trash and religion doesn't have any legal right to be tax exempt, all preachers and priests are tax cheating criminals and that is a fact that can't be disputed
Life ain't fair hommie, politicians are criminals that tax you. Thats theft through intimidation of legal consequences. That is defined as extortion. Anyway, life isn't fair, that being said, learn to play their game. Learn to make a LLC and start deducting or exempting anything you can. Life isn't fair and the world is mean. You know why I'm here, brcause like you, I'm sick of it all too. So , I'm leveling up and learning legal loopholes and other things I can easily do, to play their game and win. Hell, I'll start a church if it'll save me money. Anyway, best wishes, none of this was said to sound rude either, so , please take no offense as my tons is to be understood as pleasant.
I even have to pay taxes and penalties from my 401k when I make a withdrawal which i think it funny since its my money that's being taken out of my check every week. But a Pastor has zero tax and penalties when they stick their hand in the cookie jar.
so our homes are now our churches...how do we get exempted from taxes?
Couple of things on this as I think it is a common question and I am no expert here. But by law in many states to be a church they have to have "gregarious association", so you need a congregation. Second, zoning laws become an issue as it is not uncommon for people to try and convert single family homes into churches but many residential zoning laws require a special permit or conditional use permit for religious assembly.
If houses of worship spout political opinion they immediately become a taxable business. Full stop.
But they don't lol
A very long-winded 'nothing burger'!!!!
So, he is saying that 'taxing' the church violates the 1st amendment.
Tax them, then let them prove an amendment violation through the courts!!!
It's never going to court because of the 1st amendment. churches are basically untouchable
Paul says that Christians must pay taxes to whom taxes are due
@@seedofabraham8284:
So does 'Uncle' Joe!!!
I don't care about whatever reasons someone can make up as to why churches shouldn't be taxed. They are businesses which make money, some a lot of money, and I've seen where some of these heads of churches live. I saw a Baptist minister's house in Texas years ago. I guess that person has every right to make money and be as rich as possible. But I also believe they can still be very well off and pay their fair share just like the rest of us. If they are doing good deeds, God will reward them. If people want to give them even more money, let it be out of their pockets.
The power for “the government to destroy via taxation” for churches etc = “bad.” For every other citizen and/or corporation “good?” 🤨
Sorry, it doesn’t sound like a good argument to me.
I agree that churches etc. should have the freedom to believe whatever they want; however they should pay taxes just like everyone else.
NO they shouldn't because of the way funds are allocated are via donations. No product, service is being sold, but operation costs still remain.
If you tax religious institutions and disregard the separation of church and state, you would have disregarded the very principles this nation was founded upon.
@@grishamlocke1428 if they make a certain amount of money based on those goods, they legally have to pay taxes on those earnings.
To make it worse people that own the church don’t pay taxes like we do either. When i worked at a store they would come in with a tax exempt paper all the time I would have to scan it and everything they buy was tax free
Churches are public relation companies selling that there is a god , jesus and an life after death and should have to pay their fair share of taxes .
No way 👀
Here we are in September 2022 and representatives of the Republican Party are calling for the separation, between Church and State to be abolished. If that happens, will churches lose their tax exempt status?
Being taxed exempt has its perks but why mention that? But you carefully say that being tax exempt is not a benefit from the Government but in reality religious institutions do benefit from being tax exempted which in essence is a benefit from the Government. Religious institutions all over America benefit from taking in billions of dollars without paying one red cent in taxes. If America made drug dealing legal and forced drug dealers to pay taxes then why not religious institutions?
The catholic school takes up over a city block and yet pays no property taxes and just causes traffic, noise etc and is political. and has for profit companies using their property. And no other taxes either. Yet they got my tax dollars to tide them over during the pandemic.
We should not be exempted from Taxes, it it would probably be even good to pay full taxes and discourage the wolves disguised as sheep from infecting churches who walk after the evil and greed in their hearts. As our Lord Said in Mark 12:
13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax b to Caesar or not? 15Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
Do you know if it had to as well with the tobacco drought?
Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool. Voltaire.
Voltaire said that within a century of his death in 1778, Christianity would die out & be no more!! Well in 2023 he has been proven wrong!!
TAX THE CHURCHES NOW
We should not be exempted from Taxes, it it would probably be even good to pay full taxes and discourage the wolves disguised as sheep from infecting churches who walk after the evil and greed in their hearts. As our Lord Said in Mark 12:
13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax b to Caesar or not? 15Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
no
Mark 12:17 if the law was created how do you justify not paying tax?
Well because they're tax exempt under the law not hard to figure that one out
@@Psalm139Godslove “The law”
Do religions/churches get tax breaks or some other benefit when they promote vaccines???
Because the 501C3 puts US Government over The Most HIGH!!!
Pastor of the 501C3 is a "HIRELING"!!!
Joh 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Joh 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
Joh 10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
Joh 10:13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
Joh 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
It’s a business and should be taxed
Thank you Russell! Great reminder! Well appreciated.
Does this explanation hold up, though? I have a right to keep and bear arms but the government taxes me with the Supreme Court's permission. [Not that I agree with that at all.] But if they can tax one right why can't they tax another.
“The power to tax is the power to destroy.” I feel like that’s very ominous. This is a terrible explanation. My Pillow Guy Mike had a better evasion plan.
I still don’t Get it
Than maybe you'll understand this. Church helps a lot of people. It's a great institution. There you go
most of the money the churches get is not for relief of the suffering, it is to maintain their status. If I and my business is to be taxed, then all business should be. Whatever church money really used to relief the poor, that could be tax-free, but that is a small portion of their revenue. Only about 10% of the money the church receives goes to charity, the rest is for self-preservation.
Keeping the state out the Church as it should be
But Jesus said : whose Image is on that coin? They answered, Cesar's, Jesus said give to Cesar what belong to Cesar and to God what belongs to God. Everything that has Cesar's picture belongs to Cesar.
I Am
There are different people on our US coins these days. How does what you say apply to that?
@@russk8091 not literally the one in the coin, especially in our time.
Ceasar was the emperor during that time, he represents the government. Therefore, Jesus was telling us to give what belongs to the government; in the same way as we give what belongs to the Church.... what belongs to God.
I've seen pastors stop being the pastor of the congregation once the doors closed where are the pastors during covid-19 it's not of acts they still met building or no building it's idol worship meet in the steeple Jesus did not say you had to meet in the steeples where are the people and leaders who truly minister and very few church members and leaders. I know a few but not very many then you worry about us backslidden lots of backslidden people in church houses I've seen alot of that than steeple people want to admit Jesus didn't say build buildings to house and shepherd he said meet together but you guys don't want to meet with out a building and a pulpit why do you only preach on Sunday or Wednesday or meet only if you have a building church buildings eventually fall apart we will see who the real shepherds but now they will unite under false pretenses they are getting ready I heard a pastor in Sherwood say we need to come together all denominations unite in the times we are living in thinking on harlot daughters of the mother of harlots they are making plans they are using covid-19 it's not just the govt it's the christians that will be dragged into these houses of worship and be persecuted God is preparing true christians for real persecution devil loves religion and denominations it's about division now they are coming together to unite and put their differences aside fema camps patriot act I'm just stating the facts
I agree with Dr. Moore's stance defending wider religion in America. However, a distinctly Christian response emphasizes that if physical death only made the faith grow, death by taxes is of no concern.
Where does that response come from? Catholic Church?
We should not be exempted from Taxes, it it would probably be even good to pay full taxes and discourage the wolves disguised as sheep from infecting churches who walk after the evil and greed in their hearts. As our Lord Said in Mark 12:
13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax b to Caesar or not? 15Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
you absolutely cleared my mind, 🤗
When churches decide to participate in politics from the pulpit, they breach the wall between church and state. At that point, they ought be expected to pay the price of admission, taxes. The government loses $73b annually because of church exemptions, by one estimate.
Churches didnt invade politics, politics invaded the churches. in fact, We should not be exempted from Taxes, it it would probably be even good to pay full taxes and discourage the wolves disguised as sheep from infecting churches who walk after the evil and greed in their hearts. As our Lord Said in Mark 12:
13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax b to Caesar or not? 15Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
Christian missionaries for hundreds of years helped to bring literacy & schools to many people groups all over the world by learning their language & putting it in print-FYI!!
All churches and so-called religious organizations should depend on taxing or getting support from their own followers. The tax exemption penalizes the non-believer. Religions own millions of acres of prime real estate and people claiming to love Jesus make hundreds of millions of dollars. We need to end this ridiculous tax exemption or at the very least update this exemption. When these organizations 'help' people it is with the intent of converting them to one religion or another.
First of all, churches help people regardless if they'll convert. 2nd that's not their primary intention in most cases. 3rd who cares what their intentions are if they succeed in helping people. If you care about helping the poor and disaster relief, you should support tax exemptions for the church. My church helped people rebuild during hurricane Ida.
@@wakkablockablaw6025 I agree. The state and the church should work on different paths and do not interfere with each other; but still head towards the same destination: the betterment of people and life in general. Although it is very unfortunate to see how some religions would proudly favor a certain politician over another, I believe that we should really work this out and make sure that both ends meet.
In choosing a religion, we all have the freedom to believe whoever we may choose to believe; and do so the practices that may follow upon joining that institution or organization. However, there will always be a limit as to how much freedom we get with our actions and practices that may concern and threaten the public safety, security, and order.
To go back, I really believe that churches and religion partakes an enormous hand in the betterment of the society. Our church, to give an example, have house projects almost every month to help provide shelter to those who need them, regardless of religion. And if I may add, the family whom our church mentioned, did not encounter any talk or encouragement from the church, for them to convert into our religion. Our church teaches us to love our neighbors, which is why we help.
I just feel grateful that apart from the government, there are more outlets like churches that can help our community. And to me, by the end of the day, it is what matters the most.
@@annedahan7009 100% agree
Remember Christian missionaries for hundreds of years helped to bring literacy, schools & printing to many people groups & cultures all over the world!!
@@RonSafreed We still need to end the ridiculous tax exemption! Yes the Church also imprisoned Galileo for saying the earth orbited the sun in 1633 for the remainder of his life!
2 Samuel 24:24 KJVS
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Make-A-Wish is also tax-exempt since it is a non-profit organization church just like religious institutions.
It was wise of you to address this topic. Tax exemption keeps the government out of the church's (and other religious institutions) business. So many people don't know about the historical significance of this topic. Thank you.
The supposed separation of the church and state. A lot if not most of these people were affiliated with the attack on the capitol on Jan 6th. They get a free ride for their religions - no property taxes or any taxes, yet they got my taxes to keep them open during the pandemic. LEAVE MY TAXES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, not some political religious groups.
We should not be exempted from Taxes, it it would probably be even good to pay full taxes and discourage the wolves disguised as sheep from infecting churches who walk after the evil and greed in their hearts. As our Lord Said in Mark 12:
13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax b to Caesar or not? 15Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
@@kathi3014 We feed and clothe homeless veterans and the elderly. We push couples to stay together and get along.
But evil sick people like you just judge, hate and cancel. We see you,!
Donating old clothes and cheap canned goods. So do a lot of people who don’t go to church. ButWhat happens with the money that goes in the tithe basket? Why do small town have 20+ churches but no movie theaters or bowling alleys for kids? Too much serving God not enough serving the community.
The law is a hold over from Roman Catholic Law. Not only that, it is with in the RIGHT of the nations leader to choose where the taxes go. Either to the leader OR to the Church leaders. EITHER WAY is sound CHRISTIAN LAW. It was a creepy way for Rome to extend its power into foreign lands. The modern American system or version of it Constitutes an actual way for a FOREIGN ENTITY to invade this country and disrespect the Laws of the Land. ESPECIALLY if the "Organization" is active in political discourse.
Even Protestantism adheres to a FOREIGN MONARCH. The same one our founding fathers booted out of here.
The church and catholic school was involved in politics to the extreme in our neighborhood! Trump trucks with flags, students disobeying health orders. They seemed like they felt they were above our laws.And fired the black teachers right away during the pandemic.
Remember for hundreds of years, Christian missionaries also brought literacy to many people groups all over the world by learning the language & then using the alphabet to give the first 2 books, a Bible & a dictionary in the native language & this woukld lead to schools & other printed materials!!
I do a lot of volunteer work.....so, under this belief then I TOO should be tax-exempt, correct????? But I'm not. And therein lies the hypocrisy.
Time to tax them.
Yeah but they should
Holy!!! If Yapping ever becomes a sport then you would be Micheal Philips!!! Keep up the great content!
It is against Jesus commandment not to pay tax Mathew 22:21
We should not be exempted from Taxes, it it would probably be even good to pay full taxes and discourage the wolves disguised as sheep from infecting churches who walk after the evil and greed in their hearts. As our Lord Said in Mark 12:
13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax b to Caesar or not? 15Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
If churches don't pay taxes, that'd be fine. As long as they didn't expect the firetruck to pull up when their steeple catches fire, if they didn't want the police to respond when they get robbed or a judge to advocate to in the following preceedings, if they weren't capitalizing on the public roads and sidewalks to get there and back, and they didn't want to tap into the welfare system they refuse to pay into. That'd be fine. But they want to get their cake and eat it too. They want to take it without giving into it. Is THAT what your god wants? Cause it sounds like the opposite to me.
The problem isn't that they're tax-exempt. The problem is that they AREN'T being exempt from taxes, only it's costs. It's simply and obviously unfair.
(Amos 3:3) Tax exemptions are a benefit to the recipients and to qualify for them, the recipients must adhere to the dictates of the government that bestows the exemption.
Those qualifying dictates can be unilaterally changed anytime without approval from the recipients. Don't accept the changes, then there goes your tax exemption.
The tax revenue these organizations escape paying are paid by the rest of society. There is no free lunch.
However...
If one reads the first amendment as intended, then no government intervention, law or statutes should be created which affects
the "establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". Wouldn't this include taxation?
From this it appears that any religious institution should already enjoy tax exemption without the oversight and dictates of a 501c3.
The fact that religious entities participate in tax exemption status is an implicit admission that they think the government has the right to tax them.
I am currently a college student, soon to be Seminarian, studying to be a Lutheran Pastor in the coming years. I truly did not understand why it was that the government did not tax religious institutions upon watching this video. Thank you for the clear and concise video on this topic, it was extremely helpful.
Why did you choose that life?
You say the government Shouldn't interfere with church business, Then churches need to Stop interfering with politics
2 tylenol PM three times a day is an alternative answer to this topic
Luke 20:22
I’m an atheist, I adamantly disagree with religion, but this is a great point. It would potentially give the government power to financially destroy one church vs another, or silence a church etc. I haven’t thought too deeply on this topic yet so I can’t say that this is the right answer, but it’s a great argument in favor of keeping churches tax exempt
The school that is "religious" got my tax dollars in addition to them not paying property taxes or any taxes for their 284 students to have football fields, baseball fields, illegal competitions during the pandemic, NOISE in the neighborhood 12 hours a day 7 days a week. They had their church services at the school too. along with a private company that used their fields for their profit. NO TAX BREAKS for the political church and it's schools.
it's a terrible point. There are lots of other checks and balances you can create to avoid having the government destroy a given religion.
Does the state go around destroying private companies it collects tax from ? Of course not, because those companies are legally protected despite being taxed.
Tyler, in many lands around the world, Christian missionaries when going to & living with various indiginous folk & when they learned their language, 2 books the missionaries would write first was of course the Bible & also a dictionary of the indiginous language. This would lead the way for establishing schools & printing of books, newspapers, magazines!! Christian missionaries greatly helped to do this for hundreds of years!!
isn't government itself a religion ?
They need to be taxed
It's a way to avoid armed conflict
By who? The church mafia? lol
Why don't they if Jesus paid taxes ?
ORGANIZED RELIGION, CHURCHES PASTORS DON'T HAVE ANY LEGAL RIGHT BEING TAX EXEMPT AS WELL AS BEING INVOLVED WITH POLITICS AND I DARE ANYONE PROVE OTHERWISE 😡😡💢
😂 Using all caps in your nonsense diatribe does not make you right.
Mr moore's explanation isn't 'wrong', per se, BUT he misses the mark in leaving out some serious issues that happen in this country. However, what he left out, pales in comparison to your ranting.
Question: If a friend of yours gives you 100 dollars, for no reason or for any reason, should you be taxed on it?
@@ingeniousmechanic true but it is fact that the bible is nothing but lies about people who never existed and events that never happened another proof that the bible is nothing but complete lies and God doesn't exist,if the bible were true and. God exists then the North Korean government would never exist and the United States would never have been stolen from the Indians yes, The united states was STOLEN from the Indians and there's no such thing as divine right
Let's be clear, if there's a clear separation between church and state in the law, religions have to obey the law.
I understand that many religions in America like to own a lot of property and wealth... and if they had to pay taxes over all of that... that would upset... God or the ministers?
Russell Moore said that: ´´a state that has the capability to tax religions, is a state that has the capability to destroy``.
He even quoted a biblical text that doesn't have anything to do with this... however, the bible does say: ´´to Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.`` Matthew 22:21
´´Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.`` Romans 13:1
What does Russell Moore is afraid of?
´´For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men;``
Once again, let us be objective here, religion is considered to be a part of culture, just like Disney.
If Florida has the power to change the status of Disney, any state has the power to change the status of religion as well.
Bruno Sirigad Since when does faith in God require physical buildings? I think churches are generally playing a con game to offer salvation in exchange for money. Maybe it's all with good intentions but why should that matter? It's all great if people are made to feel better by going to church, but it's still a business and should be taxed just like any other business. As far as the separation of church and state, that should continue, just like no other business should be influencing or interfering with our government.
@@russk8091 therefore, they should pay taxes like any other enterprise, right?
@@brunosirigado Right.
@@russk8091 If you think no other businesses interfere with or influence government, you are dreaming.
There are thousands of lobbyists who make millions doing just that and those in government love it.
@@dc-wp8oc You aren't saying anything that most people don't already know. Some people in our government aren't working for the rest of us. Most of them are republicans. Not all politicians have sold out to Big Pharma or the fossil fuel industries.
All religions should pay 45% of taxes. Working class people should never pay taxes! You can worship the God wherever place you are. You dont have to go to church to worship it. End of story
So I could register myself as a religious organization and not pay taxes - great! And oh …. Also I can use it to promote my favorite political candidate. This needs to stop. It is an unjust policy - freeloaders in the name of God.
Jesus said - “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and render unto God what is Gods’” When asked by the Pharisees who should they be beholden to.
Go ahead. Just make sure your organization helps people just like the churches do.
Apart from that, for a church or organization to be exempted from paying taxes, they should be non-profit and non-stock... therefore, no part of its net income or asset should benefit any member, organizer, officer or any specific person.
I also feel sad regarding religions who shamelessly favor and endorse a political figure. And I believe that this specific issue should be addressed inside the church; the same way that the state shall keep their line firm and not cross the boundary betwen them and the church.
@@annedahan7009 How should pastors and priests get paid if they can't profit off the church? They have families to feed.
@@annedahan7009 there is no rational or logical reason for them to not pay taxes. I should not have to subsidize the promotion of their religious beliefs.
Russell Moore: The Pete Buttigieg of American Evangelical "Christianity" for his endorsed appearance of Institutionalized Religion's tribute to Ceasar which he renders the things of GOD to that "Peculiar Institution" of the American Christian Establishment's faux allegiance which publicly boasts (The Pharisee and the Tax): "Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people-cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’ Woe is I, saith the "Christian" clergy when the Master shall take a cat-o'-nine-tails and flog them fiercely for their agony of deceit. To that is a wholeheartedly "AMEN!!!"
Good teaching my brother in Christ
tax scientology... then tax the rest of the bullshit charlatans
Listened carefully to see if the Russell ever plainly said the Government has no power to tax church... Nope. Regardless, the Gov. via the Johnson Amend in the IRS Tax law has power to remove tax exempt status of a church for certain political activity. and that provision has been used in the past. Let me conclude by saying, (and such is the case in all issues where good is called evil, and light is called darkness...) the Johnson Amend was enacted by democrat Lyndon Johnson; and Beto Rourke, a democrat. So, let me be plain: I'm not calling the democrats good; they are not good; they are evil, they are dark, they are bitter.
If you feel that democrats are evil, then do not take our tax dollars, and pay property taxes, and all other taxes that "common" folk pay!!! Religious folk are no better than other citizens. Pay your taxes!!!
@@kathi3014 What are you doing on this religious site?! Right now it is being promoted in Sweden as "in-vogue", - to take a chip-implant into your hand: you can use it to board the metro, to get into your office, and a few other ditties; and pretty soon a lot of your woke preppy democrat buddies will be getting chipped. Soon millions will be buying groceries, gasoline, and paying taxes with it. What about you Kathi, will you get chipped? What if it came to the point that there was no other form of money accepted? no cash, no credit card, no checks; one thing only: a chip implant in your hand; can't buy anything without it, not even pay your taxes; ...would you then get chipped? Please answer.
By the way, Russell Moore is a democrat. I bet that makes you think higher of religious folk.
😂🤣 mr moore leaves out some serious issues with his explanation. However..., the comments on here screaming 'tAx tHe ChUrCheS' would almost be hilarious, if it weren't real life people saying it in America. "tAx ThEm If ThEy HaVe A pOlItIcAl OpInIoN". 😂 You people need serious help. 🙄
TAX CHURCHES