The Assault on Religion....... (dRAT agenda is the elimination of religion as a social force)

Intellectual Conservative ^ | March 02, 2009 | Steven D. Laib

[tpanther]

I'd wager that if removing tax deductions for charity ruins religion, then religion was already ruined.

Not so much the point as it's unAmerican, but then godless liberals are about 100% of the time. We'll survive by why should we have to?

[444Flyer]

Thanks for the Ping FRiend. The evil Ceaser is going for the throat. He wants to be worshiped as the end all.

He can kiss my grits.

[444Flyer]

That is one of the most insightful assessments of the situation I have read regarding 501(c)3s and our tithing. I agree 100% with what you stated.

[nina0113]

...I am likely to join Hillary and Bill in valuing and itemizing every single item and minute of time contributed, thereby lessening our tax bite.

I haven't filed yet this year (got a whole bunch of $10 & $20 receipts to add up) but now that the IRS is cracking down on non-receipted stuff, I felt that I had to.

I used to just multiply what we give the church every week by 52 and round up to cover all the little "change in the jar by the register" contributions, Salvation Army kettles, clothes to Goodwill etc. It was a nuisance inventorying the bags of clothes this year, but I just made tally marks for each category and took the median value. Four lawn'n'leaf bags added up to over $700, which we'd pay taxes of over $200 on.

The list is available at the Salvation Army website.

[SunkenCiv]

The proposal to reduce the income tax deduction for charitable contributions may be the first major salvo in an attempt to eliminate religion through the back door.

Thanks C from E. Nice to see you active again. :')

[redgolum]

This has been a long time coming. Most gov bodies (state, federal, local) have been eying taxing churches for a long time.

It won't spell the end of religion, but maybe the end of the big beautiful churches.