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To: Cecily

Exactly. They got rich off of the business of the church and tax free I might add. How would you like to be rich enough to live in a literal mansion, private jets, numerous cars and not have to pay income tax? Sweet deal.


43 posted on 08/06/2008 2:51:04 PM PDT by autumnraine
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To: autumnraine
Exactly. They got rich off of the business of the church and tax free I might add. How would you like to be rich enough to live in a literal mansion, private jets, numerous cars and not have to pay income tax? Sweet deal.

They pay income tax, as does every citizen with an income above a certain level.

The 501c(3) Religious tax exemption deals with the Church Corporation assets, not any of it's paid staff.

That's not to say that the Osteens don't have a bunch of accountants arranging for them to write off a large part of their income, but Mega-Church ministers are hardly unique in that behaviour.

44 posted on 08/06/2008 3:06:59 PM PDT by Calvinist_Dark_Lord ((I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper))
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