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Tax the Church

The government could tax churches. It neither prevents the free exercise nor establishes a religion provided all churches are levied with the same tax rate and no church is exempted.
 
Define Bill of Attainder. Wait, you already did...
 
Go for it.


When you tax them like you do corporations…can they also form PACs line corporations do?
 
OpportunityCost said:
Especially this one. Its applying a directed penalty.
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The separation of church and state should be a two-way street.

TBH, I had to look up Bill of Attainder. Saw nothing that apples to taxation of churches.

Can you point out what applies?

www.law.cornell.edu

Bills of Attainder

www.law.cornell.edu www.law.cornell.edu
 
Rexedgar said:
The separation of church and state should be a two-way street.

TBH, I had to look up Bill of Attainder. Saw nothing that apples to taxation of churches.

Can you point out what applies?

www.law.cornell.edu

Bills of Attainder

www.law.cornell.edu www.law.cornell.edu
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Its a penalty being applied without cause or trial.
 
Rexedgar said:
Then the churches need to stick to religion.

I still do not see how it applies in this instance?
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Then you do not understand a Bill of Attainder, its aimed at a specific person or group of people instead of aimed to legislate all.
 
Rexedgar said:
Then the churches need to stick to religion.

I still do not see how it applies in this instance?
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Does that include Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton?
 
Churches qualify to be tax exempt by refraining from participating in politics. When they clearly do so, they should lose the tax exemption. This should be across the board. Printing up voting guides, and hanging political banners is participating in politics. The government has been lax in allowing this to go on for so many years.
 
This is the second time that I have linked the appropriate link. I have more than met you half-way. All I get is your opinion.


www.law.cornell.edu

Bills of Attainder

www.law.cornell.edu www.law.cornell.edu

Why don’t you quote how this applies to churches and taxes?
 
JMR said:
Churches qualify to be tax exempt by refraining from participating in politics. When they clearly do so, they should lose the tax exemption. This should be across the board. Printing up voting guides, and hanging political banners is participating in politics. The government has been lax in allowing this to go on for so many years.
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Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances. For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity. In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner.

The Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations | Internal Revenue Service

Political Campaign Activity by section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations
www.irs.gov www.irs.gov
 
Roadvirus said:
Certain activities or expenditures may not be prohibited depending on the facts and circumstances. For example, certain voter education activities (including presenting public forums and publishing voter education guides) conducted in a non-partisan manner do not constitute prohibited political campaign activity. In addition, other activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity if conducted in a non-partisan manner.

The Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations | Internal Revenue Service

Political Campaign Activity by section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations
www.irs.gov www.irs.gov
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“…non partisan…..” being the devil in the details!
 
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