Sentences with phrase «tax religious organizations»

Let me take this one step further... let's tax religious organizations (basically supernatural unproven nonsense) and give it to science for the betterment of mankind, something that is tangible and not supernatural.

Let's tax religious organizations once and for all.

Not exact matches

Regardless of how the church managed to win recognition as a tax - exempt religious organization, that prize is worth hard cash.

Well, it would be just a drop in the bucket, but cutting off their tax - exempt status as a religious organization might mean a few more bucks in the federal coffers.

A 501 (c)(3) is a non-profit with tax - exempt status, covering qualifying charitable and religious organizations.

This is the 10th edition of the report hailed as the «Bible for socially progressive foundations, religious groups, pension funds, and tax - exempt organizations» by the Chicago Tribune.

If you work for a religious organization that doesn't pay into the Social Security program, you must pay Social Security taxes if your earnings are more than $ 100 per year.

If you donate appreciated stocks that you've held for more than a year to a «public» charity — such as a religious or an educational institution, or an organization that does medical research — you can typically take a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stocks, up to 50 % of your adjusted gross income for that year.

Tax benefits for religious organizations fall into three general categories: tax - free donations, tax - free land and tax - free commercial enterprisTax benefits for religious organizations fall into three general categories: tax - free donations, tax - free land and tax - free commercial enterpristax - free donations, tax - free land and tax - free commercial enterpristax - free land and tax - free commercial enterpristax - free commercial enterprises.

Another is in gov grants to religious organizations,, that's OUR tax dollar, again not separation.

If a religious organization wishes to have a tax exemption, it must stay out of election campaigns.

Why do you think religious organizations can be tax exempt???? Because the can opt out of the federal tax regulations if they meet certain criteria for religion.

Some may be concerned that a policy of neutrality sometimes allows religious organizations to benefit from government programs, and thus from the expenditure of tax dollars.

Maybe instead of targeting our citizens with reductions in benefits and higher taxes, our government should do away with individual tax deductions for non-profits including religious organizations.

Better still, remove the tax exempt status of religious organizations instead.

The reason churches are given tax - exempt status is the same reason that any other non-profit organization (whether religious or not) is given the same status: they engage in charitable work that benefits the community.

Let's start taxing church properties, salaries, and profits (the difference between collections and donations) and eliminate the individual income tax deduction for donations to religious organizations and charities.

As far as tax exempt status, why shouldn't an atheist organization get the same perks as a religious organization?

why are religious organizations TAX free???? EVERYONE should be paying their fair share of taxes....

Last year religious organizations took in $ 82 billion of tax free donations.

They are not really against birth control, as they are against using tax - payer dollars to pay for birth control, or the government requiring churches and religious organizations to offer birth control as part of their group medical insurance plans.

The question before the court involved tax exemption for nonprofit organizations — religious, charitable, scientific, public - safety - oriented, literary or educational.

Walz had sued to enjoin the New York City Tax Commission from granting property tax exemption to religious organizations for properties used solely for religious worshTax Commission from granting property tax exemption to religious organizations for properties used solely for religious worshtax exemption to religious organizations for properties used solely for religious worship.

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Aggressive and legal fund - raising on the air made possible the creation of huge distribution systems for the televangelists — all with the bonus of being tax free as religious organizations..

Other scholars say that religious tax exemption is simply a matter of good public policy, much as educational, cultural, and other voluntary organizations that render public service are tax - exempt.

I believe that the churches should be taxed and if they cross the line between religious organizations and political organizations they should be labeled a lobbying organization and be governed by those regulations.

It is time that Religious organizations are taxed as what they are, corporations.

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Two days after the Obergefell decision, New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer suggested that it is now time to rethink the idea of tax - exempt status for religious institutions: «Rather than try to rescue tax - exempt status for organizations that dissent from settled public policy on matters of....

How much property tax, income tax, etc. could be collected if religious organizations had to pay their fair share??

I'm less oncerned that the religious people have taken over our media and advertising, than I am concerned that I PAY more taxes because religious organizations don't pay their fair share.

I would never give money to a religious organization that doesn't pay taxes — that is like giving money to my kids — and they need it more than the church... I think faith is a wonderful thing for a lot of people — including myself (I have faith in myself)-- I just wish others would keep their «faith» personal, and out of politics and government.

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The FFRF had alleged that the IRS failed to have a policy in place for investigating political activity at tax - exempt churches and religious organizations, nor did the agency enforce its 501 (c)(3) codes against electioneering.

According to an analysis of his tax returns by the San Antonio Express - News, the Republican Perry has given half a percent of the $ 2.68 million he earned as governor to churches and religious organizations.

If you want god in your children's classroom, send them to a school run by a religious organization... public tax dollars should not be covering the teaching of god in any form, unless the church wants to start paying taxes.

religious organizations that seek to influence political discourse should be weeded out and have their tax - exempt status promptly revoked.

The only way to keep religious groups in their churches (where they belong) is to immediately end the tax benefits of being a religious organization.

Two days after the Obergefell decision, New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer suggested that it is now time to rethink the idea of tax - exempt status for religious institutions: «Rather than try to rescue tax - exempt status for organizations that dissent from settled public policy on matters of race or sexuality, we need to take a more radical step.

Saying that you subsidize a religious organization because they don't pay taxes is like saying you subsidize a stray dog because it doesn't pay taxes.

More over, any religious organization who's pastors collect millions of dollars buying personal jets and running mega churches for profit without paying one dime in taxes do not have the right to dictate any political, legal, or even moral opinion in this country.

the catholic church — and any other religious organizations who choose to attempt to influence politics in any way — should immediately lose their tax - exempt status.

Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of all the special treatment and tax exemptions that religious organizations receive from our government.

Hey RCC, MY taxes should not go to supporting your religious organization.

I object to an agency or religious organization being tax exempt so they can afford to have more priests molesting young children.

It can be argued that the fact the gov» t in some fashion determines which organizations are actually religious in determining which ones are therefore non-taxable, in and of itself violates the First Amendment and the only way to be actually neutral is to tax ALL of them.

Landmark Church pastor Dan Little took the IRS to court, arguing the agency was violating the church's First Amendment rights and the agency was only able to revoke the tax - exempt status of a «religious organization,» not an actual church.

now that religious organizations are into politics, are they going to lose their tax exempt statuses?

Any individual employed by a charitable organization religious or not who makes $ 50,000.00 or more should be TAXED!