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Originally posted by wilbjammin
Alright, I will attempt to get back to the point. I'm functionally an atheist, and I don't see any reason for a church to pay taxes. As I understand it, churches aren't created as money-making operations. It is hard enough for some churches to keep up with rent and simple maintenance that taxes could realistically put a lot of churches either out of operation entirely, or turn churches to more capitalistic enterprises.
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I will agree that the church itself and the property it sits on should not be taxed - Everything else they own should be taxed. There are billions of dollars worth of property that belong to churches that is strickly for profit. There are millions of acres of farm land that has been deeded to churches - churchs own all types of property - some of which produce tremendous profits.
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