I am a fan of religious freedom
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Like Warren Jeff’s ???
all he was doing was practicing his religion the way it had gone for 180 years...
as a good Mormon he was obeying the order “follow the prophet”
but the only religious freedom that is in play here is the fact that the Mormons discriminate against about 85% of their own members..
Paying required taxes on buildings not entitled to tax exemptions is not discrimination..
The Mormons want to be tax free in their businesses too..
Churches get tax breaks because of their charity not because they are “entitled”
the Mormons have a history of exhortation and cheating the government..
from this we can see how Thomas Monson will fare on March 14..
“Like Warren Jeff’s ???”
“Who’s more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?” ——Obi Wan Kenobi
I am a fan of religious freedom
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Like Warren Jeff’s ???
Speaking for myself, there is far greater support in human history for polygamy than for homosexual ‘marriage’. The bottom line to me is this: If the government can deny freedom to worship God to the LDS, they can do it to Baptists or Catholics or any orthodox Christian church. I would rather push the bounds of religious freedom than have those bounds shrunk by an increasingly openly God-hating government.
As for a tax break, I can get a charitable deduction for my tithes to our local Baptist church - or I could if I had enough deductions to make it worthwhile. That is not the same as the US government directly giving money to our little congregation.
“Churches get tax breaks because of their charity not because they are “entitled””
Actually, that is not true. Our congregation gives about 35% of our offering to charitable works, but ALL the money I give to it is eligible as a tax deduction. That dates back to the days now long gone by, when government recognized that churches encourage good behavior and good deeds, and thus are good for the country as a whole.