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.
Speaking for myself, there is far greater support in human history for polygamy than for homosexual ‘marriage’.
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not in the US..
there have been laws against “unlawful habitation” for 200 years or more...
and while its true the “religious freedom” that the Mormons have demanded was the “human right” to commit polygamy wholesale for their religious..
1 that didn’t make it right..
2. this article is not about the sexual deviancies of the Mormons but of tax fraud...
As for a tax break, I can get a charitable deduction for my tithes to our local Baptist church
Our congregation gives about 35% of our offering to charitable works,
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from what I know of Christian churches, your Baptist church gives most of the offerings to need the hungry and the needy..
the Mormons have about $500 BILLION in land and beach resorts and malls and cattle ranches and orange groves..and high rise apartment buildings and life insurance companies etc..
and no food kitchens or hospitals ...
and they give less than 1% every year to lend “charity” to their own members...
that means the “charity” must be paid back...
Are you PURPOSELY missing the point?
LDS, Inc. members can WORSHIP all they want; they just can't AVOID paying taxes on something!