You know the whole "end their tax benefits" argument forgets why that was done in the first place. You want to see the power of the Church grow then end their tax benefits. Those tax "benefits" are linked to the Churches staying out of politics. While it has at times failed in this effort (see Democrats and Leftist constant meetings and speeches at liberal churches) it has in fact largely succeeded.
Now lets consider what would happen if you ended the Tax Benefit. One small churches could not afford to stay open, you know those churches small enough that they could not support any one politically. The religious would be forced in to larger mega churches that could afford to stay open and with their vast wealth support political movements. This would also decrease diversity among the religious and the surviving denominations would become larger and even more influencal.
The next effect is that the ban of the churches being in politics would disappear over night as the punishment disappeared. Then good luck at "debate over evolution or abstinence only education or same sex marriage? the earth is not 6000 years old."
The rest of your post was just hateful bigotry with no bases in fact so I will ignore that part as I fully believe you have every right to be a hateful person. I think the more people hear from people like you the more they will join my side of the discussion. So please keep the hate on, that is after all what you leftist are good at.
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Date: 28/8/09 20:49 (UTC)Now lets consider what would happen if you ended the Tax Benefit. One small churches could not afford to stay open, you know those churches small enough that they could not support any one politically. The religious would be forced in to larger mega churches that could afford to stay open and with their vast wealth support political movements. This would also decrease diversity among the religious and the surviving denominations would become larger and even more influencal.
The next effect is that the ban of the churches being in politics would disappear over night as the punishment disappeared. Then good luck at "debate over evolution or abstinence only education or same sex marriage?
the earth is not 6000 years old."
The rest of your post was just hateful bigotry with no bases in fact so I will ignore that part as I fully believe you have every right to be a hateful person. I think the more people hear from people like you the more they will join my side of the discussion. So please keep the hate on, that is after all what you leftist are good at.