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Originally Posted by thedoc
Does anyone think we should Tax religious institutions, and if so, should we tax Athiests at the same rate?
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I don't think religious institutions are automatically exempt from taxes, I think they have to meet certain requirements, such as being engaged in charitable activities.
I think I'm mostly ok with that, but I think that these charitable purposes should be disentangled from the religious aspects. That is, these organizations may be administered by religious organizations, but in themselves should not be serving religious purposes or be violating non-discrimination ordinances, etc. The finances of these charities should be separate from the finances of the general church, which would be subject to taxation.
I also think we should enforce the prohibition on political activities for such groups more strictly.
Atheists should be taxed at the same rate as far as atheist organizations would follow the same rules as every other charitable or non-profit type of organization.