...the entire premise of my argument is that religious institutions should be taxed. Why the fuck would I care about non-religious charities being taxed? You're literally crying the sky is blue.

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[–] tarrox1992@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I don't need to accept anything besides you trying to equate two inequal concepts. A system of government/political philosophy doesn't equal a religion. I was very open in my initial comments on taxing religions. You're the one trying to manipulate things into a gotcha to say things I'm not.

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[–] tarrox1992@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I made it abundantly clear that I feel religious institutions should be taxed. You are the one trying to say that it makes me bigoted somehow. You are also assuming I agree with an anarchist group, when I have said no such thing. I just think they should be able to spread their views as they help people, because they aren't a religion. I think anarchism in practice is usually a stupid concept. Don't worry though, I'm not going to use your assumptions about me to presume bigotry.

If a religious group has a charity branch that doesn't proselytize or encourage people to attend services, that specific branch shouldn't be taxed.

If there is a group that feeds hungry people or builds homes, while also pushing for people to vote and participate in our electoral processes, then I don't think they should be taxed. It doesn't make me bigoted to say that trying to convince someone of something practical they can use in their life or to change their society is different than preying on people with your unverifiable beliefs. There are thousands of religions. A lot of them do a ton of charity work, but that isn't their main goal. Just as we tax businesses and allow them tax breaks for charitable work, we should do the same for religions.

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[–] tarrox1992@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Your view of taxes is strange. Is it "punishment" when businesses pay taxes? What about private citizens? I think it's just the government getting it's due to serve the population. Institutions whose sole purpose to serve the population, and also want to find ways to make sure they are served better, shouldn't be taxed. Institutions that try to push their version of the afterlife, while just happening to randomly serve society, should be taxed.