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MarekRules t1_j0sja38 wrote

Reply to comment by jbphilly in Scientology tower on Chestnut. Still empty after all these years. by narkj

Religious organizations should pay taxes, or else more organizations like Scientology will claim religious rights and exemptions.

Separation of church and state PLEASE. Why are we making churches exempt, they are just another business (whether you believe in anyone specific, this is still true).

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Embarrassed-Raccoon7 t1_j0srti2 wrote

We allow churches to be tax exempt for the same reason schools are tax exempt, they provide services and resources for the community. I’m not saying all of them but the majority do help the community and the economy. Separating church and state has, in my opinion, little to do with taxes. Now separating Scientology from “religion” makes sense to me but that’s something different.

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barchueetadonai t1_j0yy8h0 wrote

Taxes are the state’s ability to compel you to pay them whatever is decided, and for it to be in US dollars. How can you claim that separating church and state has little to do with taxes?

Schools are government-run institutions and are a requirement for every child. Churches are quite the opposite.

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