I had a pastor 20 years ago who said he believed the tax system weakens the Church and would be happy to have the exemptions taken away. He said it would weed out a lot of Church goers who were posing as believers because they also got tax exemptions.
I had a pastor 20 years ago who said he believed the tax system weakens the Church and would be happy to have the exemptions taken away. He said it would weed out a lot of Church goers who were posing as believers because they also got tax exemptions.
If churches had to pay taxes on their buildings, there are places where it would be impossible for a congregation to own a church building because the taxes on the building would be too high. So that's an issue as well.
It would change everything. His point was that when we, any person or group, becomes dependent on government, we must necessarily live by the rules they set. What looks like a good thing can be used against us.
I had a pastor 20 years ago who said he believed the tax system weakens the Church and would be happy to have the exemptions taken away. He said it would weed out a lot of Church goers who were posing as believers because they also got tax exemptions.
If churches had to pay taxes on their buildings, there are places where it would be impossible for a congregation to own a church building because the taxes on the building would be too high. So that's an issue as well.
It would change everything. His point was that when we, any person or group, becomes dependent on government, we must necessarily live by the rules they set. What looks like a good thing can be used against us.