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| Fri, 09-19-2008 - 12:56am |
Should The Mormon Church Pay Taxes? (See 1st post.)
- No. Don't tax them.
- Yes. Tax them.
You will be able to change your vote.

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Rose,
In order for ANY non-profit to engage in political activity it must create a PAC. All political activity must be funded by the taxable money in the PAC.
And political activity would include lobbying for legislation, urging individuals to vote a particular way on a candidate and/or ballot item, and urging individuals to write/contact legislators and government officials on a particular issue.
If Churches wish to engage in the activity that other non-profits must create PACs in order to do, then Churches should be bound by the same laws as other non- and not-for-profit organizations.
Simply not the case.
I mistated. Dratted headache. I meant SHOULD.
I do not understand why a Church should be given a special classification over other non-profit organizations. If the Red Cross needs legislative change, it must ask its PAC to get involved. If AARP wants legislative change, it must get its PAC involved. But the Mormons and Catholics and Southern Baptists and
>>If the Red Cross needs legislative change, it must ask its PAC to get involved. If AARP wants legislative change, it must get its PAC involved.<<
We don't use plate money for political action in our church either.
I'm Unitarian Universalist.
Rose
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