Quote:This quote is EXACTLY why you cannot permit the government to have taxing authority over religious institutions. See, the Church (whatever that means for this discussion) does not adequately bend its beliefs and practices to realtorpat's requirements. Since they will not adapt to his vision of "society", he believes that the government should use its taxing authority to force the Church to comply with his vision. Never mind that his vision most likely violates the tenets, precepts and traditions of that institution, the government should force them to change anyway. They aren't entitled to their own beliefs if they conflict with his. The power to tax is the power to destroy. The Church cannot expect to be beholden to the whims of the government and its winner picking tax code and still maintain its role as the conscience of society; too many people like realtorpat here would have the audacity to insist that the Church bend it's knee to his desires. 

 

Frankly this is the entire reason why the tax code itself must be revised, it's nothing more that a tool used for the advantage of those who control it.