Christian legal organization sues City for Special Rights

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and this has been another edition of obscure news with tock

But not so obscure of a demand.

Christian organizations demand tax-exempt status (when they don't pay taxes, then everyone else has to chip in extra to pay their fair share), and then they demand that gays not be allowed to marry. So, the gay people they preach against have to pay extra taxes so they can be tax-exempt. Ya, gay people end up paying some of the anti-gay churches' bills.
What's up with that?

IMHO, Christians should be free to speak their opinions about gay people. But they should also pay their own bills, and not rely on tax exemptions to help them afford their operations. Gay people in particular shouldn't have to pay extra taxes to subsidize Christian homophobes.

Don't you agree?

Gay people don't want special privileges. Christian groups do. Tsk tsk tsk . . .

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Separation of church and state brother..the govt cant mess with the church. You dont think Jesse "the shakedown" Jackson isnt 401 or 501? Please.

But not so obscure of a demand.

Christian organizations demand tax-exempt status (when they don't pay taxes, then everyone else has to chip in extra to pay their fair share), and then they demand that gays not be allowed to marry. So, the gay people they preach against have to pay extra taxes so they can be tax-exempt. Ya, gay people end up paying some of the anti-gay churches' bills.
What's up with that?

IMHO, Christians should be free to speak their opinions about gay people. But they should also pay their own bills, and not rely on tax exemptions to help them afford their operations. Gay people in particular shouldn't have to pay extra taxes to subsidize Christian homophobes.

Don't you agree?

Gay people don't want special privileges. Christian groups do. Tsk tsk tsk . . .

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Separation of church and state brother..the govt cant mess with the church. You dont think Jesse "the shakedown" Jackson isnt 401 or 501? Please.

I'm 100% for separation of church and state. It's a great idea.

I'm also for 100% of churches paying for their own expenses, and not assuming they are entitled to free services paid for by taxpayers, such as free police and fire protection.

Separation of church and state? Fine by me. If a church has a big tax-exempt building, and if they refuse to pay the same fee (based on square footage, market value, or whatever) that local home and business owners pay for their police and fire protection, then let 'em burn, and let the burglers steal their stuff.

Churches are not entitled to free taxpayer - funded public services. If they want some, they gotta pay for 'em.

Here is one major difference between gays and churches -- gay people pay taxes and don't demand special rights. Churches don't pay taxes, and beleive they are entitled to special rights. This one example I cited is representative of 99.9 of all religious groups in the USA (the last .1% being the rare Unitarian congregation that voluntarily pays property taxes).

So screw 'em . . . screw 'em all . . .