In this thread, I deomstrate the future of America

[Elbow]

Isn't that what you just implied? You are worried about the future of man kind, based on his non religious statements above.

And no it doesn't mean YOU are a guy hating everyone for not believing in your religion. But the majority of religious people (especially christians) hate a group of people for other things....... ie being homosexual, not believing the same religion they do, not having a religion, not reading the bible and what not......

And honestly, I agree with the OP for once in IA history. I do think churches should pay taxes, I dont care about their free speech though. I just think that they take in huge amounts of $ and do what they want with it. Yes they do some good as well. But overall, especially big churches, they take in huge amounts of $ and dish out small amounts of $.

I'm worried about man kind because of his posts, not his bashing of religion, but lack of any common knowledge. How does someone even come up with this stuff? lol

The majority of Christians don't fit into that category, you don't see the majority, you see the ones speaking out and making everyone else look like inbred fools. I agree completely on large churches, some churches spend millions on their church, the excuse being to accommodate more people, I'm sorry but huge projectors, a massive sound system, laser lights, etc. Those do not accommodate more people. It's no myth that some churches are businesses and making money, sad to say though I don't see anyone doing anything about it.

A huge church I can see paying taxes, a church made up of fifty members in a small church house built by them and clearly donating only to the local community, they shouldn't have to. The issue is how do you say your church has to start paying taxes but that one doesn't? lol

[David88vert]

A huge church I can see paying taxes, a church made up of fifty members in a small church house built by them and clearly donating only to the local community, they shouldn't have to. The issue is how do you say your church has to start paying taxes but that one doesn't? lol

Small churches usually start in people's homes, and like most home-based businesses, they could easily get around paying taxes. Once they have enough to own a building in the churches name, they should have enough members to keep up with maintenance of the building and property taxes, just liek everyone else.

I don't recall Jesus ever asking for any tax-exempt status for the church. Churches use city/county/state/federal services and there is really no need for any organization or individual to not pay for the services that they share.
Read Romans 13:5-7

If a church catches on fire, the fire department responds. If there is a break in, the police respond. If the US is attacked, then our Army defends all of the US, including churches and other tax-exempt organizations.

[Sinfix_15]

I'm worried about man kind because of his posts, not his bashing of religion, but lack of any common knowledge. How does someone even come up with this stuff? lol

The majority of Christians don't fit into that category, you don't see the majority, you see the ones speaking out and making everyone else look like inbred fools. I agree completely on large churches, some churches spend millions on their church, the excuse being to accommodate more people, I'm sorry but huge projectors, a massive sound system, laser lights, etc. Those do not accommodate more people. It's no myth that some churches are businesses and making money, sad to say though I don't see anyone doing anything about it.

A huge church I can see paying taxes, a church made up of fifty members in a small church house built by them and clearly donating only to the local community, they shouldn't have to. The issue is how do you say your church has to start paying taxes but that one doesn't? lol

You dont speak out against the ones speaking out like "inbred fools" so i assume you stand with them. You confirm everything i suggest in your post, yet you still feel the need to call me uninformed. If you watched the news...... you would see that the tax exempt status of select churches has been called into question. I dont pull these ideas out of my ass.