Churches branching out into new areas.

[Dayman]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/bu...=1&oref=slogin

Essentially some churches are branching out into things that bring their tax exempt status into question. Honestly, I don't think any religion should get a tax break, but anyway, on the right now, if a church is gonna open a bank, is that going to be tax exempt?

Opinions, thoughts?

[Chaigidel]

churches and religions should be treated like a business and taxed like one-- the main reason alot of scumbags become associated with religion is infact that desire to be free from giving back to society.(taxes)

[Ummagumma]

These guys believe in Jesus? They think He is coming back? Can they not remember what He Himself did in that temple?
I think that if I were a Christian I would be quite offended by these 'churches'.

[Thanatos]

Whatever happened to churches being a house of God?

[Chaigidel]

Only when all have forgotten the name...

[Kiljan Arslan]

Excuse me what ever happaned to "This is a Temple not a Marketplace!"?

I say revoke their status now.

[Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus]

Yeah, This is just another in a long line of Evangelical's contradicting their lord and personal Saviour, Their Messiah, One who is called the Christ, the Annointed one, the son of god, and like the Father, all loving, and ever wise. Except on the issues like the Death penalty of course.

[Kiljan Arslan]

They disgust me they are as bad in my eyes as Jerry Falwell was.

[Da Skinna]

Don't they also have stocks, either the churches themselves or some proxy organization, like charity?