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To: Bill Jackson who wrote (141345)	1/8/2002 7:49:39 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1585839

Tim, Well, 40% of the ten commandments are simply controls. They are only controls if they are imposed by force. the rest are simple do-unto natural laws. The rest are moral beliefs that involve a religious perspective on how to deal with people. Of course non-religious people can share these opinions without sharing the religious belief. We should also tax churches as businesses are. I'm not sure that we should tax corporations. The stockholders pay taxes on the dividends or capital gains. The main argument I can think of to oppose taxing the churches is oddly enough the separation of church and state. If churches are subject to state taxation then they are subject to state control. Also I know you might disagree with this but most religions where not set up as profit making entities and most of them do not have as their aim to make a profit. Besides I think you would be disappointed by the amount of money that taxing churches would generate. Tim