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They should just register as charities. No more special cases.
If you check the law that's exactly what already happens. https://www.thebalancesmb.com/are-there-advantages-to-being-... "There are no direct legal benefits associated with being identified as an FBO."
Everyone commenting about how great churches are? You’re absolutely delusional. The gross majority of these organizations are bigoted and racist. I grew up in the southern United States and experienced all manner of churches. I don’t care how great your church is. Give me 20 minutes with your congregation and I’ll find the racists and bigots. These assholes promote terrible mental and physical health. They don’t beli…
I grew up in the southern United States and experienced all manner of churches. They’re universally bad. How many churches are you an expert on, exactly?
I’m telling you this whole Christianity thing is a scam.
sudo apt-get remove religion
It’s a mental cancer.
Churches get a bad rap these days, for many reasons. I want to take a minute to defend them. Right away, I want to say that I am not defending religion-driven bigotry, nor megachurches, nor abuse. I don't know about Canada, but in the U.S. churches are still where communities meet, where people connect with the spiritual world, and also the ones doing most of the "heavy lifting" on any kind of charity activity. They…
When it comes to religion, America is the (massive) exception. My local church, that drives 10,000s of nearby resident crazy by ringing it's bells, had 3 people attending last time I stuck my head in. 3. People only use it for weddings, christenings and Christmas. They're not been a part of the community for decades.
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“I don’t like the design of your pacemaker; mind if I take it out and use the parts to build you one I approve of” is not a sales pitch that works often.
Makes me sad that anyone would compare religion to a pacemaker, if this is true then your country surely is lost
Everyone commenting about how great churches are? You’re absolutely delusional. The gross majority of these organizations are bigoted and racist. I grew up in the southern United States and experienced all manner of churches. I don’t care how great your church is. Give me 20 minutes with your congregation and I’ll find the racists and bigots. These assholes promote terrible mental and physical health. They don’t beli…
That explains it. Your only experience with Christianity is with the oddest strains of it. I see that stuff pretty often with American "atheists". What they refer to as church feels like a fever dream, or something entirely alien.
>Anyone who thinks, believes, or sells otherwise? You’re a lunatic.
I disagree. You disagree with me, so you're insane.
Everyone commenting about how great churches are? You’re absolutely delusional. The gross majority of these organizations are bigoted and racist. I grew up in the southern United States and experienced all manner of churches. I don’t care how great your church is. Give me 20 minutes with your congregation and I’ll find the racists and bigots. These assholes promote terrible mental and physical health. They don’t beli…
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I grew up in the southern United States and experienced all manner of churches. They’re universally bad. How many churches are you an expert on, exactly?
Well I was raised by a famous “pastor” who traveled around and “preached” to both receptive and dismissive congregations across the US. I experienced more churches than most people. I’m telling you this whole Christianity thing is a scam. sudo apt-get remove religion It’s a mental cancer.
Humans are religious beings... you won't get rid of it by only focusing on the negative aspects of your own experiences.
Everyone commenting about how great churches are? You’re absolutely delusional. The gross majority of these organizations are bigoted and racist. I grew up in the southern United States and experienced all manner of churches. I don’t care how great your church is. Give me 20 minutes with your congregation and I’ll find the racists and bigots. These assholes promote terrible mental and physical health. They don’t beli…
> Give me 20 minutes with your congregation and I’ll find the racists and bigots. I can do better than that: I can do that with any group, not just a church congregation!
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Don't you only tax profits? If a church isn't making any, then there'd be nothing to tax?
It's not just about the amounts, but the time tax, and the effort tax. Maintaining tax records is not zero-effort.
I'll happily to make an exception for any church that is truly run as a genuine non-profit charity, and most income really is spent on good work in the community - not on investments and buying really nice things for the pastors.
But that's going to exclude most of these businesses. Unless that changes they won't get any sympathy here.
I remember watching the collection round at a church once. Pensioners who literally had breadline incomes were all putting significant amounts of cash onto a plate - for the Catholic Church, which is literally one of the richest and longest established businesses on the planet.
I will never, ever forgive that organisation for leeching off its poor devotees quite so shamelessly. Likewise for any other church with significant wealth.