Violetaflores
flexghost.If a church has enough money to run ads during the Super Bowl?
They have enough to pay taxes.
joe@flexghost I don't care if they don't have enough money for an ad either.
You use your pulpit for politics, we tax your ass
@Smokinjoe taxing your ass is how mega church pastor Ted Haggart refers to selecting male prostitiutes
It's Just Jenn 🏳️⚧️@flexghost @Smokinjoe *me looking at the church and rubbing my hands together* Mmmm yeah, I'd tax that.
@Tweetfiction gross. But appropriate
@flexghost Strangely, that's exactly what it says on my business cards. 😂
Big Dan T@flexghost @Smokinjoe oh snap!!🙀😂😜👍👍👍👍
Davie Duck
DWSetting aside whether churches and other non-profits should be taxed for a differentconversation...
I think it's hard to completely separate faith and politics. For example, when Jesus said to love your neighbor. That seems to support caring for the disenfranchised, so that seeps into my political views.
My concern is when religion is weaponized and Scripture is picked to fit one narrative in a way that gives power to the government OVER people rather than power to the government to HELP people.
I think it's hard to completely separate faith and politics. For example, when Jesus said to love your neighbor. That seems to support caring for the disenfranchised, so that seeps into my political views.
My concern is when religion is weaponized and Scripture is picked to fit one narrative in a way that gives power to the government OVER people rather than power to the government to HELP people.
MT Nickerson@flexghost all churches have enough money to pay taxes.
@mtnickerson excellent. Let’s tax all of them!
Thomas H Jones II@mtnickerson @flexghost the problem with absolutist statements, like yours, is they're quite frequently rather inaccurate. There's plenty of churches that don't have enough money to have a permanent meeting location. Plenty that, when things like sewer fees go up, don't have enough money to accommodate the change. There's lots of - particularly rural – churches that just are not flush ...because their congregations members are quite poor.
@ferricoxide @flexghost and? If a church is run like a business, why shouldn’t it be treated like a business? Only profitable businesses (ie churches if treated the same) would be in business which means they would have cash to pay taxes. If they can’t pay, they would go under.
Also, if a person’s god only exists in a particular building on a particular day, that god isn’t very powerful.
nanowiz
Ertain@flexghost You are correct. Tax the mega churches.
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈@flexghost lol, Republican Jesus is a gun toting peado who hordes wealth and believes in White Supremacy.
As an Atheist I just despair at what fakers get away with, fuck only knows what actual Christians make of it all.
As an Atheist I just despair at what fakers get away with, fuck only knows what actual Christians make of it all.
§ Jason 🥄Married to one. She’s appalled more than I am because so many people think all Christians are like this. I’m agnostic but can testify they are not all like this. Some of the most liberal and progressive people I know are followers of Jesus.
belladonna$100 million could do a lot to feed the hungry and house the homeless. But no, they just want to fill their pews and pay the preachers outrageous salaries.
@belladonnaatl the church down the street from my spend hundreds of thousands to get an ordinance passed to prohibit the homeless from camping outside near or around their church.
Real talk.
Ice NineWhy did they need an ordinance to open their doors and let them into their hearts?
(obv. /s)
WestTexasJesus@flexghost @belladonnaatl they will not enjoy judgement day and I can promise you this.
GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)@flexghost Image description #Alt4You
Text from the Jesus ad: He gets us. All of us.
Added text: (Except the gays, the poors, and anyone who needs healthcare)
Text from the Jesus ad: He gets us. All of us.
Added text: (Except the gays, the poors, and anyone who needs healthcare)
T.WllmsI noted on another post about this subject...
but they.. don't get him...
if they did ... they wouldn't waste 100 million trying to rebrand Jesus..
the most recognizable brand in history...
that's NOT SUPPOSED to be a brand.... but a GIFT....
the old idiom....don't look a gift horse in the mouth...
never more appropriate...
Rob Wolfe@robwolfe lol. You think there’s a difference 😂
@flexghost yes.
And so do you. You just want to be outraged.
And so do you. You just want to be outraged.
Word of Mouth 
@flexghost Yeah... Jesus can fuck the fuck right off. There is no "good" version of Jesus or Christianity.
It's a messianic religion that yearns for the end of the world, when all but 144k chosen will burn in hell for eternity.
Fuck "Jesus". Every version.
Albert Kinng 
@flexghost why add that caption that obviously is not true! One thing is not be a believer and other is being a troll just for the sake of it. Everyone is welcome to Jesus Christ. That’s the truth.
@albertkinng lol. Imagine being butt hurt over a fairy tale.
Look! Over there! Some trans kids! Do you have an urge to tell them they’re going to hell for being born the way they are?
@flexghost so Twitter! 🤣🤣🤣
Tan_Hana_Dharma_Mangrwa@flexghost Hey, it's their new Golden Rule, "He who has gold should rule." (Gospel of Republican Jesus 7:12)
DeviJustice@flexghost Yep. Normal businesses get a sweet enough deal, with all their deductions. Let the churches do the same. No free rides.
This is Hell@flexghost Jesus does not need to “get” us, we are to “get” him.
@NattyBumppo pass. Same way I don’t care what the Easter bunny does.
Gau@flexghost
I mean its not a church per se, but its not great ...
The “He Gets Us” campaign, which was launched in March 2022, is funded by Hobby Lobby CEO David Green
steve9936@flexghost
I fully agree. If the churches can stick their noses into American politics, they should be taxed
I fully agree. If the churches can stick their noses into American politics, they should be taxed
OEMichaelI'd mistakenly thought they might be progressive christians ("Jesús es un inmigrante") but Rebecca Watson has done some research into the origins of "He gets Us".
Rebecca Watson (@[email protected])
Today, you will probably see ads for Bud Light, Doritos, and Jesus. The latter will be funded by a shadowy group of theocratic billionaires like the guy who founded Hobby Lobby and sued to prevent his workers from accessing basic healthcare https://youtu.be/k1idNZnX0F8
Badgerclops@flexghost Misleading advertising amirite?
William Conner@flexghost Unfortunately, the Hobby Lobby founder, as I understand it, is funding a large share not a church.
@William3rd Servant Foundation
“an endowment fund with the purpose of taking care money and property dedicated to the specific beneficiaries of the Church of the Servant.”
The Church of the Servant is an Oklahoma City church that started in 1968 through the efforts of Norman Reeves.
@flexghost thanks for clarifying.
@flexghost Yeah, I am sure he gets us. It's just we don't get him. That's all. When biblical Jesus said he wanted us to love the poor, we thought it was a joke. When Jesus Christ said those who live by the sword die by the sword, we put forward our Second Amendment. The "Jesus" in American churches today is the Republican Jesus aka Jesus Santos or Jesus Devolder or Jesus Zabrovsky or Jesus Ravache... Depending on whom they share their "Gospels" to.
Its Gregory@flexghost Excellent vibe thy warrior one!
Southern Leftist@flexghost
If we didn't have these "Evangelical" (Cooky fanatic) "Christians" in Congress, we would likely fix this age-old issue.
But alas, we haven't purged Congress of the backwards GOPers yet...
Tax churches, not public healthcare institutes.
Kill Theocracy, not your next-door Atheist.
I hate Christians due to these reasons.
janetate
gwfoto (@[email protected])
The truth behind the ‘He Gets Us’ ads for Jesus airing during the Super Bowl “He Gets Us,” a campaign to promote Jesus and Christianity, is running two ads during the game as part of a staggering $100 million media investment. To many, the spots will be nothing new: “He Gets Us” content has been peppering TV screens, billboards and social media feeds since a national launch in 2022. #Fascist #Nazi #WhiteNationalists #Evil #Opiate #Poison #Conservative #Christianity https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/11/us/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-cec/index.html
@janetate great quote
@flexghost @1finekitty Click on the link. It’s relevant to who’s putting those ads on.
Ken
liroso@flexghost
Are you ready for this?
https://is.gd/aNE0rk
"...running two ads during the game as part of a staggering $100 million media investment."
That's $100,000,000. Money that's has been frittered away instead of actually using it to help people.
@liroso yay! Humanity!
Michael@flexghost abso-LUTEly.
DesultoryLogic🇨🇭@flexghost Some backing on why the ads aren’t what they seem… https://apple.news/A8e3mYybqSK6ZfmuVrLnmFA if your money is from right wing whackos the agenda will always be to limit rights.
The truth behind the 'He Gets Us' ads for Jesus airing during the Super Bowl — CNN
"He Gets Us," a Christian outreach campaign, has spent millions in advertising and on Sunday will debut two new commercials during the Super Bowl. The campaign's murky motivations have some Christians feeling confused and betrayed.
Derelict Dragon@flexghost So uh, word on that ad campaign, they spent a billion on it in the past 3 years, and the org that did it also donated 50 million to, well, the story explains it better than I can: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/02/loving-christian-super-bowl-ads-connected-to-anti-lgbtq-hate-group/
DescartesWalksIntoABar@flexghost And that’s the gospel truth.