blu,
no i am not a religous person, and i am for the most part tolerant of other people's religion...except i am not tolerant of things like: muslim countries who will kill someone for practising christianity...or for mormons who demand 10% tithe on gross income even if a family can't make mortgage payments, buy food or pay medical bills (let's face it, the mormon church would rather have 1,000 sinners that pay tithe, than a 10,000 true believers that don't pay tithe - and what does that say??)...or religions that think they are better than people who are not religious yet who are of high moral standard...or those hypocrites within churches that commit unspeakable sins against children, and do it under the cloak of god
...yes, those are some of the things i am not tolerant of...but for the most part, i do agree that most church-goers are good people who strive to live a healthy family life with good morals
...and one last point, i do not think that churches should be tax exempt...why should non-religious people have to pay a higher tax rate, since churches are exempt...let the members pay
Thanks for being brave enough to state your beliefs. Just because you're not a religious person doesn't mean you're not a good person. And besides, God makes the final call, not any of us!
"...and one last point, i do not think that churches should be tax exempt...why should non-religious people have to pay a higher tax rate, since churches are exempt...let the members pay"
Members of churches do pay taxes. Churches do not operate at a profit. The minister pays taxes as do all other enployees of the church. The balance of the money is usually given away to people like you. Maybe it is time that you started counting you blessings instead of castigating others.
So you don't think you're better than those holy rollers you accuse??
You act like you think you are.