Dobbs: Keep religion out of politics

So political talk is the arbiter of profitability? Nonsense KT. This is a knee-jerk anti-libertarian law. We have a government that limits political speech and limits the amount of financial help an individual can contribute to a political campaign. We're getting railroaded. This is FAR worse than anything going on at Gitmo.
Quote from ktmexc20:

A church has the right to talk about anything they want to. They just can't have tax-exempt status if they politically back a governmental candidate.
 
Quote from Pabst:

So political talk is the arbiter of profitability? Nonsense KT. This is a knee-jerk anti-libertarian law. We have a government that limits political speech and limits the amount of financial help an individual can contribute to a political campaign. We're getting railroaded. This is FAR worse than anything going on at Gitmo.

and lets not forget who the judge and jury is... the IRS. LOL LOL the IRS is a collection agency for a foreign private company. HELLO PEOPLE....WAKE UP !!!!!!! stop giving away my freedoms and rights.
 
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So political talk is the arbiter of profitability? Nonsense KT. This is a knee-jerk anti-libertarian law. We have a government that limits political speech and limits the amount of financial help an individual can contribute to a political campaign. We're getting railroaded. This is FAR worse than anything going on at Gitmo.
I don't know if it's right (fair) or wrong. I can't say either way. I do see the importance, in a democracy, of keeping seperate church and state though.
 
Quote from ktmexc20:

I don't know if it's right (fair) or wrong. I can't say either way. I do see the importance, in a democracy, of keeping seperate church and state though.

Yeah, but the question is, does a preacher telling his flock to vote for a certain guy mean that the church is not separate from the state?
 
Quote from ktmexc20:

I don't know if it's right (fair) or wrong. I can't say either way. I do see the importance, in a democracy, of keeping seperate church and state though.

then basically a church should not incorporate and therefore would not come under the jurisdiction of the irs. there is no profit, only private citizens gathering to worship. that they pool their money in order to do so is no business of the govt. am i headed in the right direction?
 
Quote from fhl:

Yeah, but the question is, does a preacher telling his flock to vote for a certain guy mean that the church is not separate from the state?
I myself can't say, I don't have the intelligence of a constitutional lawyer.
 
Quote from ktmexc20:

I don't know if it's right (fair) or wrong. I can't say either way. I do see the importance, in a democracy, of keeping seperate church and state though.

well... tax code is not the answer.
 
Quote from ratboy88:

well... tax code is not the answer.
I think we need to get rid of the tax code as it is.
I'm ready for a simple pragmatic alternative.
One without a crafted loophole bonanza.
 
Quote from ktmexc20:

I think we need to get rid of the tax code as it is.
I'm ready for a simple pragmatic alternative.
One without a crafted loophole bonanza.

do you even know where the money goes? or have you ever given it any thought?
 
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