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It’s Sunday, May 14th

It’s a great day to start taxing the churches

May 14, 2023 at 1:02pmWeb
Show threadStan FletcherMay 14, 2023

@flexghost This:

According to the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, the total income of all religious organizations in the United States was $135 billion in 2019. The largest religious denomination in the United States is the Catholic Church, which had an income of $33 billion in 2019. The second largest denomination is the Southern Baptist Convention, which had an income of $16 billion in 2019.

Show threadflexghost.May 14, 2023
@IrwinFletcher0 we need to talk about the Catholic and the Mormon churches real estate holdings
Show threadStan FletcherMay 15, 2023
@flexghost … and Scientology, too.
Show threadKerri LevineMay 14, 2023
@flexghost
Show threadflexghost.May 14, 2023
@RushGirl I like all that text but you had me at church
Show threadAZcoigreachMay 14, 2023
@RushGirl @flexghost I don't really care what their Church does. I just want that separation of church and state that we were promised in the Constitution.
Show threadKendall BrooksMay 14, 2023
@flexghost is this Tampa?
Show threadflexghost.May 14, 2023
@Highlandista near trumps Miami resort
Show threadKendall BrooksMay 14, 2023
@flexghost Its nice to see. I’m in SW Florida and SURROUNDED by legions of wilfully misinformed neo fascists . I cherish any opportunity to connect with other sane fans of democracy when I’m here.
Show threadLeslie LieuranceMay 14, 2023
@flexghost Yes, when they use that tax-free money to sway politics.
Show threadToxteth O'GradyMay 14, 2023
@flexghost It's a great day to start telling the churches to quit lying about what the Bible says...
Show threadSLCW💥May 14, 2023
@flexghost I go back and forth on the issue of taxation. I don't have a problem with religious orgs being tax exempt as long as they don't engage in any sort of politicking from the pulpit. That's how it was supposed to be under the Johnson Amendment, but several organizations—primarily Christian evangelical organizations—have apparently started ignoring that law, merging far-right politics with their flavor of Christianity. Those organizations should be stripped of their tax exempt status.
Show threadBig Head TalesMay 14, 2023

@slcw
I have a big problem with religious organizations being tax exempt.

They’re businesses.

They’re selling a product and making a profit, even if they’re literally selling vapor ware.

#TaxTheChurches

Show threadPirateRoMay 14, 2023
@flexghost the second boat should say stop worshipping some bullshit, imaginary king which is antithetical to democracy!
Show threadJohn Caveney woke is me🛠️May 14, 2023
@flexghost good plan!
Show threadLillyLyle/Count MelancholiaMay 14, 2023
@flexghost Religion itself is not compatible with democracy. It's one of the three columns of patriarchy.
Show threadWill WrayMay 14, 2023
@flexghost love this ballsy poster
Show threadAlexander Portnoy 🌊 🏳️‍🌈May 14, 2023
@flexghost
Matthew 24:24
Show threadflexghost.May 14, 2023
@5klp471
Show threadAlexander Portnoy 🌊 🏳️‍🌈May 14, 2023

@flexghost

I've shut up a shit load od pastors just saying Matthew 24:24. I used to have a sign saying that at my front door to discourage proselytizers from knocking at my door.

Show threadInorganic FellaMay 14, 2023
@flexghost This looks like a billboard critical of republicans, but irony is dead so who knows?
Show threadflexghost.May 14, 2023
@InorganicFella do Christian’s get irony or do they just get angry?
Show threadInorganic FellaMay 16, 2023
@flexghost I don't know! It hurts my head! I just want to go for a boat ride now.
Show threadflexghost.May 16, 2023
@InorganicFella does that mean weed?
Show threadInorganic FellaMay 16, 2023
@flexghost No, I don't get much pleasure from intoxicants besides coffee.
Show threadBater KariMay 15, 2023
@flexghost The gun-toting, Bible-thumping right-wing nutjobs quote specific parts of the Bible that suit their ideology. I know real Christians who are peaceful, polite, loving, nonviolent and kind individuals. They read the Bible in its entirety.