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Topic	Trump set to allow CHURCHES to ENDORSE POLITICIANS by Killing Johnson Bill!!!
Zeus 04/15/17 2:52:56 PM #12:	faramir77 posted... The only way this is even reasonable would be if churches also lost their tax-exemption status. That makes zero sense on any number of levels. However, given that you're not an American, I wouldn't really expect you to understand all the reasons why. However, I should point out that MoveOn.org, a partisan political group which exists solely to push political issues, is a non-profit. Further, the idea that churches shouldn't be allowed speech didn't exist until the 1960s when LBJ banned their speech to help gerrymander support for his campaign by removing opposition. faramir77 posted... Okay, actually read the entire thing this time. The trade of tax exemption for political expression is already the law in the US and Trump wants to get rid of that, despite that being completely reasonable. This might be the most stupid thing I've heard him do yet. Other tax-exempt groups already have political speech rights, as I've already pointed out. It's done almost entirely to target churches. TyVulpine posted... aiyobro posted... fuck that christians spending money to hush other people goes against christianity when people give churches money they expect it to go back to the community Tell that to the Vatican with the billions of dollars it's keeping in banks. Overlooking that you can't really target the Vatican, this Pope has very clearly endorsed and attacked political candidates. Pope Francis is actually a throwback to the middle ages when Popes tried to actively influence politics and charge indulgences. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:877252208] in Trump set ... [t:75239626]...</cite> <quote><cite>faramir77 posted...</cite> <quote>The only way this is even reasonable would be if churches also lost their tax-exemption status.</quote> That makes zero sense on any number of levels. However, given that you're not an American, I wouldn't really expect you to understand all the reasons why. However, I should point out that MoveOn.org, a partisan political group which exists solely to push political issues, is a non-profit. Further, the idea that churches shouldn't be allowed speech didn't exist until the 1960s when LBJ banned their speech to help gerrymander support for his campaign by removing opposition. <cite>faramir77 posted...</cite> <quote>Okay, actually read the entire thing this time. The trade of tax exemption for political expression is already the law in the US and Trump wants to get rid of that, despite that being completely reasonable. This might be the most stupid thing I've heard him do yet.</quote> Other tax-exempt groups already have political speech rights, as I've already pointed out. It's done almost entirely to target churches. <cite>TyVulpine posted...</cite> <quote><cite>aiyobro posted...</cite> <quote>fuck that christians spending money to hush other people goes against christianity when people give churches money they expect it to go back to the community</quote> Tell that to the Vatican with the billions of dollars it's keeping in banks.</quote> Overlooking that you can't really target the Vatican, this Pope has very clearly endorsed and attacked political candidates. Pope Francis is actually a throwback to the middle ages when Popes tried to actively influence politics and charge indulgences. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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