Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site burdvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cadre!psuvax1!burdvax!bnapl From: bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools. Message-ID: <2127@burdvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 12:34:06 EDT Article-I.D.: burdvax.2127 Posted: Thu Sep 19 12:34:06 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 14:03:11 EDT References: <1072@ulysses.UUCP> <607@hou2g.UUCP> <5847@cbscc.UUCP> Reply-To: bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) Organization: Burroughs Corp. - SDG/Devon Lines: 65 Xref: linus net.politics:10365 net.religion:7281 In article mmt@dciem.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) writes: > >>OK. Then we'll make church attendance cumpulsory, just as a >>state certified education is now. You'll have to help support >>the church with your tax money too, just so we're all on an >>equal footing. Is it a deal? >>-- >> >>Paul Dubuc cbscc!pmd >I thought that the US already did support all churches with tax money. >Aren't they tax-exempt, which is the same thing as paying the proper tax >and then being given it back. The taxes on some of those churches >would be pretty high, if they were based on the same rules as for other >properties. > Oh, c'mon! That's the old, tired, liberal notion that all wealth belongs to the government and the IRS, in it beneficence, let's us poor taxpayers keep some of it. Neither your taxes nor my taxes goes to support any church. Newsgroups: net.politics,net.religion Subject: Re: "Secular Humanism" banned in the US Schools. Summary: Expires: References: <1072@ulysses.UUCP> <607@hou2g.UUCP> <5847@cbscc.UUCP> Sender: Reply-To: bnapl@burdvax.UUCP (Tom Albrecht) Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: Burroughs Corp. - SDG/Devon Keywords: In article mmt@dciem.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) writes: > >>OK. Then we'll make church attendance cumpulsory, just as a >>state certified education is now. You'll have to help support >>the church with your tax money too, just so we're all on an >>equal footing. Is it a deal? >>-- >> >>Paul Dubuc cbscc!pmd >I thought that the US already did support all churches with tax money. >Aren't they tax-exempt, which is the same thing as paying the proper tax >and then being given it back. The taxes on some of those churches >would be pretty high, if they were based on the same rules as for other >properties. > > >Martin Taylor >{allegra,linus,ihnp4,floyd,ubc-vision}!utzoo!dciem!mmt >{uw-beaver,qucis,watmath}!utcsri!dciem!mmt Oh, c'mon! That's the old, liberal notion that all property (real and otherwise) belongs to the state and the IRS, in its beneficence, lets the poor taxpayer keep some of it. Neither your taxes nor my taxes goes to support any religion. -- Tom Albrecht Burroughs Corp. ...{presby|psuvax1|sdcrdcf}!burdvax!bnapl Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com