There's no law that says they can't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
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There's no law that says they can't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
Their tax exempt status is based upon their not engaging in anything but religious activities. Per the Revenue Act of 1913. Engaging in partisan political activism, influence peddling etc., is a violation of their tax exempt qualifications.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
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Originally Posted by Seran
Remember Seran thought importing 20% of our petroleum products from Russia then cutting that off wouldn’t matter because we only import 1% of our crude oil from them. He apparently thought the other petroleum products would just magically appear. He isn’t the brightest.
Not it doesn't. It was the Johnson Amendment of 1954 that banned them from supporting political campaigns. Nothing prevents them from supporting or disagreeing with laws or other functions. They are also allowed to lobby, though it cannot be a "substantial part" of their organization.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seran
They are 100% allowed to:
Providing members of the congregation with nonpartisan information about issues in an election.
Organizing voter registration drives.
Hosting candidates as speakers, provided that each candidate on the ballot is given an equal opportunity to participate.
Holding discussions about the relationship between church doctrine and ballot issues.
So, you are saying you support the rest of the idiotic things that the Democrats are currently doing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
He does.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeril
He's a socialist.
I'm highly disappointed in the current Democrat legislation as much as I'm disappointed in Republican legislation. Both parties stand in the way of what needs to be done to fix the problems we face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeril
30% of the US land mass is blocked from human development (640 million acres). In theory, that's enough land for 2 acres for every man woman and child in the US.
A portion of that land needs to be given to slave descendants and a new homestead act, another portion needs to be privatized for natural resources. The money from the sale of that land would be used to fund grants for homesteaders and tribal nations as well as pay down our debt.
Our school system needs upgraded, our classrooms are nearly a century old.
Our infrastructure needs updated. We need a Manhattan style project alongside a national work program, including a national healthcare system that's not an insurance scam.
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Originally Posted by Parkbandit
Because there is no evidence of people who previously had not much money suddenly coming into a lot of money and blowing it all in a relatively short period of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neveragain
Democrats need to stop with the idea of just giving away money to people and thinking that will solve all of the problems.