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Because that’s who we’re talking about right now I suppose. Upthread I called Salvation Army bad also. Goodwill is also shit. I was actually down there with my manager and his pals in his bass boat helping evacuate people so I’m a little biased in my opinion that the Osteen wasn’t doing enough.

Joel Osteen's organization isn't actually charitable though, it's a vehicle for wealth generation. If you'll recall during hurricane harvey he wasn't letting people take shelter in his massive stadium church. Real stand up guy, real stand up organization.

Then give them tax brackets like everyone else has and set them up so that the poor churches can keep their doors open while the hyper mega sized stadium prosperity gospel fucks like osteen get what's coming to them.

Salvation army isn't exactly the best example here but I get your meaning. At the same time there's something fucked up about joel osteen not paying taxes on his millions.

I mean I am expected to soak up that tax burden on my own personal property so I don't see why they can't.

The church already lobbies for the things they want. This simply ensures they pay the price of admission that I and everyone else already pay. Separation of church and state does not forbid the church from lobbying the state, it forbids the state from endorsing a religion. There is no state...

Sorry did you think that 'church' was somehow just narrowly defined as christian institutions? Let me clarify: religious tax exempt status should not exist.

My hot take is that churches should be stripped of tax exempt status regardless of their positions on anything at all.