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View Poll Results: Should religious organizations lose their tax exempt status?
Yes 47 68.12%
No 20 28.99%
Not Sure 2 2.90%
Voters: 69. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-23-2011, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Should religious organizations lose their tax exempt status?
Since many are now involving themselves in politics isn't it time for them to lose their special status. Think of the revenue the government would gain.
Casper
Yes......they have become political lobbying machines and should have lost their tax exemptions a long time ago!.
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Old 02-23-2011, 07:29 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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because they are lies.. it's already been proven that the church LIED about contributions to prop 8 initially.. while it wasn't what THEY called tithing.. it was THE CHURCH asking members to donate money specifically for prop 8..
The church was involved financially in other propositions in Hawaii and alaska in regards to gay unions, and NEVER asked it's members to specifically donate to those.. so where'd that money come from?? I'm not accusing. I just would like to know

Mormon church fined over anti-gay marriage campaign contributions – LGBTQ Nation

"The Mormon church's organizing and fundraising in last years' election in Alaska, including its last minute donation of $500,000 dollars, which was reported to have been spent on the media campaign, has also been documented. "
The Church didnt break any laws in the case of Prop 8, they simply reported their expenditures incorrectly. No huge smoking gun there.

Non-profit organizations can spend up to but not exceed 20% of their annual budget on political activities so long as they dont endorse a specific candidate. In the case of the LDS Church, 20% of its annual budget is probably in the hundreds of billions of dollars if not billions.
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Old 02-23-2011, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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Like every other charitable organization, the money that is DIRECTLY linked to the charity should be tax exempt. Just like when I donate money to the red cross is exempt, that money from them should be exempt.

But the money spent on increasing your building size, paying for employees, etc should ALL be taxed just like any other corporation.
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