Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site abnji.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxv!abnji!nyssa From: nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: "Tax Supported" Churches. Message-ID: <880@abnji.UUCP> Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 12:46:49 EDT Article-I.D.: abnji.880 Posted: Tue Sep 24 12:46:49 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 25-Sep-85 04:00:40 EDT References: <5958@cbscc.UUCP> Organization: Terminus Hospital, Incorporated Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.politics:11156 net.religion:7749 >I guess I have strong views on it too. In the example you use above >you seem to be implying that the church would count as one of the >10 "people". How's that? Does the govenment serve the church, or is it >entitled to a certian amount control over the churches assets? Any >instance is which tax money is provided to serve church interests is touted >as a violation of the separation of church and state. Doesn't the >"wall" of separation work both ways? If a church catches fire, I would assume that the local fire company will go to put out the fire. Is that a violation of church and state? Isn't is a situation where a government does serve a church? -- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa It is a highly directional ultrasonic beam of rock and roll! It kills! -who said it, what story? Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com