sci.energy.hydrogen

On Sep 8, 2:52 pm, cpt banjo wrote:
> On Sep 8, 10:28 am, knews4u2c...@ wrote:
>
> > On Sep 7, 10:41 pm, "Paul Maffia" wrote:
> > > 501-3c does not Santion or control any Church.
>
> > Liar.
> > It stops them from using the pulpit for political speech.
>
> To be tax-exempt, a charitable organization must be one "no
> substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda,
> or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation ... and which does
> not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or
> distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or
> in opposition to) any candidate for public office." Why should
> religious organizations be exempt from this rule?
>
> If they want to engage in these activities, they're entitled to do so,
> but not with a subsidy from the public in the form of tax-exempt
> status.

Why should they be taxed to begin with?
Why should peoples donations be taxed?
Why should government have a say so in what they say or do?
Doesn't sound like seperation of church and state to me.
It sounds like CENSORSHIP to me.