return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoIRS says churches whose pastors endorse candidates from pulpit shouldn't lose tax-exempt statuswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down12cross-posted to: news@hexbear.netusa@midwest.socialnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoI agree that Churches shouldn’t have a say, but paying federal taxes isn’t what gives someone a say in politics. “Taxpayer dollars” is terrible framing. In fact, federal taxes don’t pay for anything at all.
I agree that Churches shouldn’t have a say, but paying federal taxes isn’t what gives someone a say in politics. “Taxpayer dollars” is terrible framing. In fact, federal taxes don’t pay for anything at all.