A key test will be if the IRS finds “exemptions” for the muzzies.
If they proceed with any taxing for real religions and none for the religion of pieces...it’ll be war.
On both.
Disagree.
The tax exempt status for churches is the federal government keeping the foot on the neck of the churches.
If you are tithing or offering just for the tax credit/deduction you are not tithing or offering in the spirit it should be given.
Churches are in constant fear because of the strangle hold of this status.
There are churches who have voluntary given up the status, have not failed.
Churches should willingly toss off the chains and accept the taxation. Seems a small price to pay for freedom.
For my Church at least, I can confidently predict the answer would be NONE. And I also believe that offerings would go up to help pick up the slack.
This whole thing is bs. What the Church needs to realize is that they’re not even required to file for 501c3, the feds don’t have jurisdiction over the church, this includes the right to tax it. The Church was never taxed from the beginning of our nation, if you can tax it you can destroy it. This is written in the law, the Church is exempt for a reason. The government doesn’t get to “decide” if it’s now going to tax the Church. It wasn’t until the IRS was formed that this “charities must register” began, but the Church is exempt - it literally says it in the law.
The money I give to my church or any charity I do not claim on taxes. The Bible says (paraphrase) give without expecting anything in return and without expecting accolades.
I give because I want to give. The government will find a way to screw my anyway and I feel it is really none of their business who I am giving money to.
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