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So here in SLC we took in over 500 refugees. The state government did this and placed them on one of our military barraks. The government doesn't pay taxes on that land. The state government expects reimbursment from FEMA. Do you have a problem with that?
Non-profit groups don't pay taxes not just religous ones. Hell Universities don't pay taxes. If a university housed refugees in their dorms would you have a problem with them getting reimbursed?
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^^ What a good comparison. Like
I said in my first post, its just like any other organization who helped out in the relief effort. EXPECTING the churches to help out and not recieve a little help in return is ridiculous. If you don't have a problem paying back some of the difference in the above situation, and you do because its a church -- then you have a tolerance issue. So they believe in Christ.. are they suddenly different from anyone else who housed citizens in the evacuation process?
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A business offers to shelter thousands of evacuees. They do -- their shit gets torn apart.
FEMA says -- hey, look.. these people's shit got ruined when they took in evacuees. We, being an Emergency Management Agency, could give them a little money in order to offset what they spent helping us.
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(Keep in mind that I'm a very liberal atheist who strongly believes in seperation of church and state)