Tim May Writes:
Nonsense. And a dangerous course.
One can decide to "tax churches" or to "not tax churches." I have no particularly strong opinion on either option.
But one must definitely _not_ base the decision to tax or not to tax on the opinions expressed by a church!
One cannot decide to tax the Catholic Church "into penury" because its anti-abortion views have become politically incorrect in the last 30 years. Nor can one decide to tax the tempes and synagogues of Judaism "into penury" because they are centers of support for the Zionist Entity.
Think about it.
I have no objection to churches holding opinions. However, when they become a tax-exempt mechanism for the illegal injection of money into political campaigns, taxing is the minimally appropriate response. There is a big difference between saying "Our religion disapproves of abortion", and saying "Vote for candidate Y and attend the big rally we are paying for out of last week's poorbox donations." The Christian right wing has made a mockery of the separation of church and state in its conspicuous and direct support of particular political candidates. -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"