I think it's interesting how people act on their beliefs. A lot of Christians, for instance, wear crosses around their necks. Nice sentiment, but do you think when Jesus comes back, he's really going to want to look at a cross?
''Nice sentiment, but do you think when Jesus comes back, he's really going to want to look at a cross?''
How amazing is it that in 2020 when we can manipulate subatomic particles and know about entanglement and can't exactly explain the physics.
And there are people who believe there was a person that was conceived in a virgin, rose from the dead once, and think there's great odds that a twice dead person will once again be reincarnated. Supporting that theory is the largest tax protected business in the wor
One of the things religious organizations do is perform charitable functions. Without them, the government would be forcibly taking your money to perform the same functions, usually with much poorer efficiency and effectiveness. That's why religious organizations should be tax exempt, like any charity.
Another thing religious organizations do is provide a power base in competition with government, thus helping reduce the abuses of powerful government. Alas, this is not always the case, and when a vile religi
One of the things religious organizations do is perform charitable functions. Without them, the government would be forcibly taking your money to perform the same functions, usually with much poorer efficiency and effectiveness. That's why religious organizations should be tax exempt, like any charity.
If that's true, then they should have no trouble qualifying as some sort of nonprofit without the religious excuse.
Plywood? (Score:5, Funny)
Video shows the four young men chanting "Christ is king" as they tear down the monolith and replace it with a plywood cross.
Plywood? I deserve better than that, you fuckers. I'm not impressed.
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I think it's interesting how people act on their beliefs. A lot of Christians, for instance, wear crosses around their necks. Nice sentiment, but do you think when Jesus comes back, he's really going to want to look at a cross?
-Bill Hicks
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''Nice sentiment, but do you think when Jesus comes back, he's really going to want to look at a cross?''
How amazing is it that in 2020 when we can manipulate subatomic particles and know about entanglement and can't exactly explain the physics.
And there are people who believe there was a person that was conceived in a virgin, rose from the dead once, and think there's great odds that a twice dead person will once again be reincarnated. Supporting that theory is the largest tax protected business in the wor
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One of the things religious organizations do is perform charitable functions. Without them, the government would be forcibly taking your money to perform the same functions, usually with much poorer efficiency and effectiveness. That's why religious organizations should be tax exempt, like any charity.
Another thing religious organizations do is provide a power base in competition with government, thus helping reduce the abuses of powerful government. Alas, this is not always the case, and when a vile religi
Re:Plywood? (Score:2)
One of the things religious organizations do is perform charitable functions. Without them, the government would be forcibly taking your money to perform the same functions, usually with much poorer efficiency and effectiveness. That's why religious organizations should be tax exempt, like any charity.
If that's true, then they should have no trouble qualifying as some sort of nonprofit without the religious excuse.