Taxing Churches

A few local politician in Europe are talking about taxing Churches. Freepers start out surprisingly loving it, but soon devolve into the victimhood and paranoia I expected.

stars & stripes forever thinks tax exempt status is keeping the church all fat and not bootstrappy.

With tax exemptiions gone, Churches will start depending on the Lord for their needs and standing for truth.

svcw is pretty excited about taxable churches going political:

The tax code is the government keeping their boots on the throat of the church. The government gets to dictate what can and can not be said from the pulpit, because the church fears losing this tax exempt status.

Lou L, though knows churches would get some kinda special tax and then die:

Taxing churches creates an unfair scenario for those who choose to worship. It is in violation of the First Amendment, as it sets financial burdens on those wishing to exercise religious freedom.

More sinisterly, it allows the government to punish worshipers by increasing tax rates against their religious organization ever higher. Eventually, the power to tax becomes the power to destroy; one by one, churches will be strangled out of existence.

I like his First Amendment has gotta be free idea. By that same logic, free abortions for everyone!

MrB explains Jesus died for your tax exemption:

And this represents the ultimate goal - the replacement of the Church with Government.

It’s the kingdom of the anti-Christ.