tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961055470406458728.post6190136592641940448..comments2023-10-26T05:13:25.490-05:00Comments on Kingfisher Column: 15 Million Dollar Thought Tax!Kingfisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09104803485290311402noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961055470406458728.post-19538990431127176512009-01-22T04:02:00.000-06:002009-01-22T04:02:00.000-06:00It is the poor who suffer if the church has to pay...It is the poor who suffer if the church has to pay massive amounts of tax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961055470406458728.post-26273016041236277742009-01-22T00:53:00.000-06:002009-01-22T00:53:00.000-06:00Good points, L.B. & E. Religion needs to be p...Good points, L.B. & E. Religion needs to be protected, not blackmailed and threatened into "submission."Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13696307318838041605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961055470406458728.post-50095499288833697942009-01-21T17:09:00.000-06:002009-01-21T17:09:00.000-06:00I think you're right, they treat the tax exempt st...I think you're right, they treat the tax exempt status like a carrot, a handout to make the churches behave, but the tax exempt status is actually something that keeps the government from interfering in churches. <BR/><BR/>If you use the tax status as a weapon against churches for behavior, thoughts, speech you don't like, then the barrier between church and state has been ruptured.beetlebabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587351134369209698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4961055470406458728.post-91860592758203504062009-01-21T15:21:00.000-06:002009-01-21T15:21:00.000-06:00I'm impressed that so few folks in the US understa...I'm impressed that so few folks in the US understand what the first amendment actually means in relation to church and state. By trying to completely secularize government, liberals have removed the backbone of our democracy.Euripideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405637531928318155noreply@blogger.com