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Church transforms vacant land into massive urban garden, donates 65K pounds of food to people in need (www.goodgoodgood.co)

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are plenty of tax-exempt charities. And they file paperwork and meet several conditions. Churches don't.

If churches want to be tax-exempt, they should meet the same criteria as the other charities.

[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you've got this the wrong way around buddy.

The government specifically decides who is a church, and that means they don't pay taxes. If they decide you're not a church, you have to meet the stricter criteria. That's LITERALLY the government dictating religious matters, they are exempting certain groups based on religion, and not others.

Let me give you an example:

Say I have a deeply held belief in, oh, the treegod in my backyard, and decide to do charitable work by letting people sit under my tree and eat a meal for a small fee. The government will immediately decide I'm not a church, and I will still have to pay taxes over my income, and I still have to pay property taxes, etc etc.

But if the catholic church does it, they're exempt, because the government makes special exemptions for their religion, and not mine.

Now, I can still be tax exempt, but I will have to show my paperwork, and prove that i'm doing the right things. The catholic churhc doesn't, because the government makes special exemptions for their religion, and not mine.

The fair thing would be to hold EVERY group, religious or not, to the same standard.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Holy shit what? The first amendment is literally exactly why they should be taxed...