tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20169168.post4269040705579774288..comments2023-07-08T06:13:19.344-07:00Comments on biblioblography: When Disaster Strikes, The Lunatics Come Out In Forceā¦Krystalline Apostatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20169168.post-65366743468379892132010-01-17T17:34:00.223-08:002010-01-17T17:34:00.223-08:00Well, can't discriminate against people, unles...Well, can't discriminate against people, unless they're REALLY high-level nutjobs.Krystalline Apostatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20169168.post-51980079634322365952010-01-17T12:34:40.078-08:002010-01-17T12:34:40.078-08:00yeah. exactly.
it's fair and democratic. ma...yeah. exactly. <br /><br />it's fair and democratic. may the best ideas win.helensotiriadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740816003291428890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20169168.post-27121218276568011622010-01-17T12:33:16.977-08:002010-01-17T12:33:16.977-08:00Yes I do, dear. That stipulation is more likely to...Yes I do, dear. That stipulation is more likely to keep them out of politics (who wants to pay taxes? Nobody.) But taxpayers, regardless of whether they're individuals, corporations or churches, have a right to an equal say in government. <br />Not crazy about any religious people having a say, but if they pay taxes, they get a say.Krystalline Apostatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044558668644447375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20169168.post-87869518435771710102010-01-17T03:27:46.498-08:002010-01-17T03:27:46.498-08:00'This is perhaps the most persuasive argument ...'This is perhaps the most persuasive argument for taxing churches: churches can remain tax exempt, on the condition that they keep out of politics'<br /><br />this is one argument that really confuses me.<br /><br />i'm a supporter of separation of church and state worldwide, especially in greece where i live and where they are very much intertwined; however, a friend once warned that, as soon as an organization pays taxes, it will have every right to try to influence government policy.<br /><br />not that it doesn't, already.<br /><br />see the confusion?helensotiriadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740816003291428890noreply@blogger.com