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tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-06-2019 dirtbags like this need to pay into society like everyone else rather than purely waving their bible around preying on the weak. just a disgusting human being and a pillar of the xtian 'faith' RE: tax the church - Benton - 06-06-2019 I don't think mega churches really reflect the majority of Christians. And they (generally) don't reflect the Great Commission. RE: tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 04:03 PM)Benton Wrote: I don't think mega churches really reflect the majority of Christians. And they (generally) don't reflect the Great Commission. wait. you mean the people who attend mega churches dont reflect the majority of xtians? obviously the slime at the top who are their 'spiritual leaders' dont reflect their attendee's... this guy is worth $700M and lives tax free in a $50M home... but the dens of excess certainly pull a large following with a hell of a lot of political clout. i understand why xtrians would want to distance themselves from scum like this, but its pretty obvious they have not. this is literally the spiritual leader of american xtrianity. but as they say. if x were alive, he wouldnt be flying commercial either... RE: tax the church - Benton - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 05:07 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: this is literally the spiritual leader of american xtrianity. Eh, I dunno about that. He's a guy with a lot of followers but that's not necessarily a leader. Or a Christian. RE: tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 05:11 PM)Benton Wrote: Eh, I dunno about that. He's a guy with a lot of followers but that's not necessarily a leader. Or a Christian. so, none of the televangelists are spiritual leaders? sure seems like he's propped up as one when he flies around and speaks at churches across the country for $10K + / surmon. you wouldn't think other xtians would let them get away with defrauding the meek, certainly wouldn't request and pay for his presence if he didn't hold a position of some relative leadership. again. i understand WHY its a bad look, just don't understand how people jump through the mental hoops to allow this kind of thing. their activities are akin to financial jihad on millions of poor, intellectually inferior and emotionally malleable xtians. are xtians at least praying to do something about it? maybe its time to take it a step further. RE: tax the church - michaelsean - 06-06-2019 Seems about half the people in Evil Lives Here are “prophets”. RE: tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 07:11 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Seems about half the people in Evil Lives Here are “prophets”. Seems at least 10M + xtians are members of mega churches. Are you saying these people would follow a serial killer? (Sorry, haven’t seen that program. Too busy buying gruel and prayer coins for end times) RE: tax the church - michaelsean - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:09 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Seems at least 10M + xtians are members of mega churches. No these guys are a little more cultish. Smaller groups. Jim Jones types. RE: tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:19 PM)michaelsean Wrote: No these guys are a little more cultish. Smaller groups. Jim Jones types. Gotcha. Well we can tax those smaller cult types. Oh wait a minute. RE: tax the church - bfine32 - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:09 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Seems at least 10M + xtians are members of mega churches. Quick question: Are all atheists good people? Let me answer that for you: No. Nor are all folks that proclaim to be Christian good people. I have 0 idea what you're trying to prove other than to suggest there are bad people that claim to be Christian and I agree with that 100% Maybe you just don't like people that are different than you. RE: tax the church - michaelsean - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:20 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Gotcha. Well we can tax those smaller cult types. The one I watched yesterday they kept “blood atoning” all their members. It’s horrible but I was sort of laughing thinking, “You’re running out of members”. I’ve gotten/began off topic, but where else am I going to talk about a church that kills all its members? RE: tax the church - NATI BENGALS - 06-06-2019 It would be nice to see a popular presidential candidate make one of their key issues eliminating the free ride for the greatest con of all time (religion). What a farce. God damn civilization would be so much better off if we actually spent our time and energy and helped and cared about each other instead of pandering to the imaginary sky man and worrying about what he thinks. RE: tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:28 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Quick question: Answer: NO Just saying we need to tax churches. This piece of trash is proof positive of that need. He scams xtians, but that doesn’t mean he should scam the system. And if we tax one. We need to tax them all. RE: tax the church - CJD - 06-06-2019 It'd pay for an awful lot of stuff people think we need. RE: tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:47 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: It'd pay for an awful lot of stuff people think we need. Pay for a hell of a lot of stuff where peoples prayers are falling woefully short. RE: tax the church - bfine32 - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:45 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Answer: NO My bad. I read as you focusing on Christians being bad people. If we tax them should we expect a downturn in the charity they provide? RE: tax the church - GMDino - 06-06-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:54 PM)bfine32 Wrote: My bad. I read as you focusing on Christians being bad people. Hopefully not as that would be turning against what their religion is to be about...help others, helping the less fortunate. Maybe thought they could cut back here? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/catholic-church-scandal-spent-10-million-lobbyists-fight-extension-statutes-of-limitations-child-sex-abuse-vicims/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=68619802&fbclid=IwAR14pqk_0xYcPZnX5hkCshi5rfcSK-WQJjslO6JRmdgn-626XqoYmuGo98o Quote:Catholic Church spent $10.6 million to lobby against legislation that would benefit victims of child sex abuse RE: tax the church - BakertheBeast - 06-07-2019 Those Evangelical preachers have a good scam going. Get those gullible old white people to give them money to save their souls. Tax free money. The preachers need all the money they can get. Jets and mansions are expensive these days. RE: tax the church - Vas Deferens - 06-07-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:54 PM)bfine32 Wrote: My bad. I read as you focusing on Christians being bad people. A. [Cultural / societal side-effects of rooting humans understanding of the world to neolithical morality aside] I think many people are disgusting, self serving low-life POS that take advantage of the disadvantages of others. I find it reprehensible that religion serves as a framework to optimize the monetization of those propensities. The fact that xtians dominate the exploitation of others in this country makes them the primary target. B. Sure. I would be fine with Tim Tebow not going on trips abroad touching kids dicks. xtian 'charity', while a nicely dressed marketing strategy, is ineffective and patently narcissistic. RE: tax the church - fredtoast - 06-07-2019 (06-06-2019, 08:54 PM)bfine32 Wrote: If we tax them should we expect a downturn in the charity they provide? We shouldn't because what they give away in actual charity would be tax deductable. Whenever a discussion on charity comes up certain people claim conservatives give more to charity. The fact is that they give more money to buy jet airplanes for the preachers and to build expensive clubhouses to meet every Sunday and they call that "charity". The Catholic churchs owns billions of dollars of expensive commercial real estate. At one time they owned the property that Yankee Stadium was built on. The Mormon church owns millions of dollars commercial property and farmland. These have nothing to do with "charity". They are just for profit businesses. |