Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoThe Mormon Church is buying up acre after acre of Nebraskawww.friendlyatheist.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12cross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.ml
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkThe Mormon Church is buying up acre after acre of Nebraskawww.friendlyatheist.comLanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Atheism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.ml
minus-squareAnomalousBit@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·11 months agoIf you run your religion like a capitalist enterprise, you should pay taxes like a capitalist enterprise.
minus-squareplatypus_plumba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months agoReligions should pay taxes regardless of good reasons. They have capital/properties —> they pay taxes. Period.
minus-squareRandoCalrandian@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoBeing able to not essentially makes them equal to governments. Not a good thing.
If you run your religion like a capitalist enterprise, you should pay taxes like a capitalist enterprise.
Religions should pay taxes regardless of good reasons. They have capital/properties —> they pay taxes. Period.
Being able to not essentially makes them equal to governments. Not a good thing.