Reply #11: If a church advocates for a political candidate.... [View All]

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...they are violating separation of church and state and should have to forfeit all non-profit and tax status considerations, period! Let me see now, church contributions must be a significant total of individual tax deductions among believers, say 10% tithing. How about all of the church buildings and land that are exempt from paying local property taxes and intangible taxes? How about the salaries of ministers, that can be fully taxed, along with all the deductions clergy are now given which ought to go away? All of this could go a long way to balancing not only federal budget deficits, but state and local budgets also. Let's make it retro-active to the beginning of 2003. Oh and the 700 Club, those guys have been doing pretty good, we can collect a bundle from them, I'll bet.