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Atheists & Agnostics

Curmudgeoness

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7. I would repeat that they should be paying their share

Reply to LiberalAndProud (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 06:34 PM

Apr 2015

of taxes, but since they are akin to corporations, and the wealthy corporations are rarely paying taxes, that seems like it won't work.

But something has to be done to rein in these churches and the excesses. Don't expect the people tithing to demand these changes. They have seen the extravagances of their churches, and they are proud.

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The more things change ... [View all] LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 OP

This comes to mind. bvf Apr 2015 #1

Cut me some SLACK, will you? LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #2

I don't mean bvf Apr 2015 #4

The evident historical marriage of the church with political power LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #5

Yes. Keep the downtrodden bvf Apr 2015 #6

we surely have many corps run by faith-heads these days... RussBLib Apr 2015 #3

I would repeat that they should be paying their share Curmudgeoness Apr 2015 #7

God & General Electric... onager Apr 2015 #8