RE: Did the Founding Fathers Intend for Separation of Church
Posted: 2/12/2010 2:24:47 PM
By: Comfortably Anonymous
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Topic: History of this planet
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That freedom is only abridged by the choice of the church. Churches may speak all the politics they want from the pulpit and enjoy the full benefits of the Constitution as long as they pay taxes on their revenue like the rest of us (Matthew 22:21, Mark 12:17).

One could argue that by indulging in tax-exempt status, any church is ignoring the teachings of Jesus to acknowlege the earthly government that God has put in place (1 Timothy 2:1-2). I believe that, in order to help churches thrive financialy, an institutional ban on politics is reasonable in exchange for tax-exepmt status as this in no way impacts the church members from exercising their full individual Constiutional rights.

You can't have it both ways and be consistent with your beliefs.

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