Christian Fundamentalists and their ilk should probably rethink the effort to blur the line between Church and State. If history has taught us anything, it's shown that policy is cyclical. If you want your Republican government to legislate your dogma, be aware that when the next regime takes over -- the group which has typically explored tax hikes as a means of reducing the federal deficit -- your tax-exempt status might be in jeopardy. If you want the separation of Church and State to be permanently blurred, prepare to be taxed. In case you didn't notice, our government loves to pursue anyone who might help pay the bills. And without a clear separation, that means you.
heres a thought cRAiG - cC and yoUr reV have never once shown up prepared for a meeting - why is that?? Perhaps yoU can relay to the rEV that the mega-campus is to intense for 140 GPR. And tell hiM that lawsuits do not a good neighbor make.
p.s. - tell yoUr reV to be careful what hE wishes for...
My daily prayer is that all orgainized religion becomes taxed, including my own. This is the way that it is in Europe and the way that it ought to be. After all, why should non-believers (in G-d or any form of organized religion) be forced by public policy to pay for the support that my religion requires of the system. It is tantamount to state sponsered religion.
In Europe, if you want to join a religious org, your tithe goes directly to the government who disperses it to the religious org of your choice. If we did that, phoney religions like Conspicuous Consumption ala Ire-Land would not prosper.
