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To: DMaA who wrote (17998)5/2/2000 9:17:00 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
From the article you cited:

The policy is based on the board's belief that those who raise money on its property ought to share a cut of the proceeds -- 10 percent for nonprofit groups and 20 percent for profit-making enterprises. But it hasn't been enforced for churches until this year.

I don't see why churches should be treated any differently than any other users of the facility. But then, I don't see why churches should be tax-exempt, either. Seems like "render unto Caesar" is only supposed to apply to sheep, not shepherds.

A religion that can't flourish without government support hardly deserves to be called a religion.

we'll be lucky if the Christian church isn't run out of the country within 10 years.

Don't worry, it won't be. If you care to bet on it, you're on.



To: DMaA who wrote (17998)5/3/2000 2:07:00 PM
From: Tom Clarke  Respond to of 769667
 
Paying a flat fee seems reasonable. Wanting 10% of the collection seems like they are interested in knowing what the churches are taking in. If the churches are smart, they will never divulge that info. It will no doubt be used against them in the future.