Ending God's Tax Exempt Status

lumberjim · 08-23-2007, 12:47 PM

your local catholic church collects a tithing, i presume? I expect that they send at least some portion of that up the ladder toward Rome? (maybe I'm wrong about that) .....

ah, I'm being cute here....my real point was that IMO, religious orginizations (religions) exist in the first place because they are profitable. if there was no money/power/security in them, they would be practiced privately in peoples homes only.

dar512 · 08-23-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

your local catholic church collects a tithing, i presume? I expect that they send at least some portion of that up the ladder toward Rome? (maybe I'm wrong about that) .....

ah, I'm being cute here....my real point was that IMO, religious orginizations (religions) exist in the first place because they are profitable. if there was no money/power/security in them, they would be practiced privately in peoples homes only.

A small amount is sent to the diocese to help support the administrative offices there. AFAIK, none is sent to Rome.

I have to disagree with the last point. Certainly a lot of praying gets done in private. But I certainly appreciate the sense of community and bonding that going to church offers. "Wherever two are more are gathered..."

kerosene · 08-23-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

ah, I'm being cute here....my real point was that IMO, religious orginizations (religions) exist in the first place because they are profitable. if there was no money/power/security in them, they would be practiced privately in peoples homes only.

Not all are this way: see church with no name.

(Incidentally, my husband grew up in this sect and his family is still part of it. I have never been to a "meeting", myself. I am just posting this to point out that there are sects of religion that do meet in homes, only and have no collection or tithing.)

elSicomoro · 08-23-2007, 04:04 PM

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Incidentally, my husband grew up in this sect and his family is still part of it. I have never been to a "meeting", myself. I am just posting this to point out that there are sects of religion that do meet in homes, only and have no collection or tithing.

COTWP has not yet started accepting donations...though maybe we should.

lumberjim · 08-23-2007, 04:11 PM

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Not all are this way: see church with no name.

(Incidentally, my husband grew up in this sect and his family is still part of it. I have never been to a "meeting", myself. I am just posting this to point out that there are sects of religion that do meet in homes, only and have no collection or tithing.)

Like Quakers. yeah..I get that. these religions tend to be spun off of the originating religion, though, no? the origin of religion is a whole new debate though.

kerosene · 08-23-2007, 04:21 PM

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Like Quakers. yeah..I get that. these religions tend to be spun off of the originating religion, though, no? the origin of religion is a whole new debate though.

What original religion? Catholic? Jesus? I know...it is a whole new debate, but I want to understand what you mean by that.

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lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	your local catholic church collects a tithing, i presume? I expect that they send at least some portion of that up the ladder toward Rome? (maybe I'm wrong about that) ..... ah, I'm being cute here....my real point was that IMO, religious orginizations (religions) exist in the first place because they are profitable. if there was no money/power/security in them, they would be practiced privately in peoples homes only. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 08-23-2007 at 12:51 PM. Reason: sp

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