Comments on: Separation Of Church & State

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:52:28 +0000

The strange bit is that Catholic charities is very careful not to be political, as people saw in the fake photo-op that Ryan pulled. They don’t want to alienate anybody who might donate to their work.

I’m not challenging their tax-exempt status as non-profits, just the use of donations to the Church as a tax deduction. If they want to be a PAC, they can still be a non-profit, but political donations aren’t tax exempt. They won’t like what happens to their income if big donors can’t write it off.

That is what is so annoying about the attack on the Nuns. The Nuns are being apolitical and doing useful social welfare work, but the Church wants them to be political.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:28:01 +0000

BTW, most of the soup kitchens and homeless shelters here are run by the Catholic Church so, as with the Salvation Army, I guess I’ll put up with letting them have a tax exemption despite them being goofy religious nutcases — *if* they stowe the politics cr*p and get back to doing what Jesus told them to do. ‘Nuff said on that.

By: Badtux

Badtux — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:26:03 +0000

I don’t mind if the Catholic Church gets involved in politics, but if they do, they should pay taxes like the rest of us. They benefit from streets and police protection and so forth too, why should my tax money be subsidizing them if they’re going to get involved in politics? What next, the Republican National Convention applies for tax-exempt status as a religion? (Well, I guess it is, since its ideology certainly is based on faith rather facts and numbers, but sheesh!).

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 01:40:49 +0000

Under Pope John XXIII they were a solid partner in promoting social causes, and a lot of Catholics were murdered around the world trying to make things better. but John Paul II brought all of that to a screeching halt and moved the Church back to the Middle Ages. They have returned to the organization that caused my Dutch ancestors to leave Europe and plant roots in North America.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:29:34 +0000

Catholics separate church and state the same way they separate the men from the boys… with a crowbar.

I do not know if the Catholic Church was ever a worthy organization, but if so, it was a very long time ago. I truly feel sorry for my Catholic friends.