Here is why I believe tax payer money should not be used to fund religion or "faith based" organizations?
Jul 14, 2010
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Hurricane
Lets say that the government were to supply money to a Christian faith based relief effort to help victoms of a massive earth quake or hurricane. Wouldn’t that also require them to cough up money to Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and even Sihk organizations? It seems like they would also need to supply money to atheist organizations for atheist billboards or bus ads.
Do you hold this same view?
It seems like a bunch of conservatives in the states want to pour money to churches to get votes from conservative Christians.
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6 comments
☮ Nino ☮ on July 14, 2010 at 7:02 pm
True.
Because a part of any money donated to fund a organization will always go to cover overheads.
In the case of funds going to a religious organization, some of it will ALWAYS be used directly or indirectly for preaching and proselytizing. (even if the funds just go to pay the airline ticket for the relief workers to go some place. Preaching is what they will do there in addition to the real, good, secular work. Preaching only made possible by these funds / giving them taxpayers money….)
â–’Ãαη†єs on July 14, 2010 at 7:02 pm
In a fair system that treated all religions equally yes but you have to remember that it is not about fairness but rather about one group monopolizing all the power over the rest.
✞ Ephesians 2:8 ✞ on July 14, 2010 at 7:02 pm
✞✞✞ In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with the government wanting to help people when they encounter tragedy….
Enough Nonsense on July 14, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Taxpayer money shouldn’t be used to pay for anything. It is nothing more than a product of theft. Make the government offer its allegedly necessary services on an open market based on voluntary exchange. Let’s see how long those profligate ne’er-do-wells last under that type of arrangement.
zaatheist on July 14, 2010 at 7:02 pm
I agree. I also see no reason why religious business income should be exempted the payment of taxes.
And why cannot secular organisations, like the Red Cross or Doctors without borders, be established to receive charitable donations and do good works? Look at how that Mother Teresa woman manipulated the donations of charitable people to divert money intended for the poor to fund the vatican bigwigs.
Mom on July 14, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Using your logic…
We should then withdraw funding to public schools.
Public schools have become a cover for the spread of secular humanism, and I object to my tax dollars being used for that…
JUST as strongly as you object to your money going to "Faith based organizations."
It seems to me that liberals have found a way to use my tax money to covertly advance their favored religion, so fix that problem before you try cutting charities off at the knees…