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In reply to the discussion: Should Churches Be Taxed? [View all]Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)which is supposed to be illegal, I would say no, but as it stands now, too many are doing just that.
Plus, I live in the Bible Belt. I'd love to see these assholes taxed because they already control local government and break laws left and right, and never get charged with any crimes. "Get right with God" was the official government answer to me having trouble with people harassing me left and right when I came out. They said this even AFTER they knew I was raped for it. This was supposedly "THE gay counselor for the county" according to her. That's what local government is like when it is a theocracy. There ain't a damn thing I can do about it either. All of the people I would have had to ask to investigate preaching in place of mental health (government funded official county mental health) are in on it too. Hell, I even had professors in college here wanting to hypnotize me and "straighten me out" in 2006, no less. It is that bad here.
I want them taxed AND thrown out of government, especially local government where I live. Let them "atone" for their law breaking and cushy control they have had for so many years where I live. Show them what taxation without representation feels like. Take away their hate crime protections too, here where I live. If they don't think I should have any protection, take their protections, aka "special rights" away too, the fucking assholes.
I'm sick and tired of the theocracy where I live. Anything that will at least put some kind of inconvenience in there for them, I'm all for it. If I could limit it to my county and get away with it, I would wonder if anyone could let me borrow some lions too while I am at it. No mercy. I was never given mercy. I don't have it to give in return for the torture I have endured here.
Outside of my own county, I would say if they are caught involved in politics, like telling people how to vote, colluding to control local laws, and infiltrating local government to keep tight control over small counties, tax them and take away their hate crimes protections too.
Otherwise, just tax them so they won't have so much power.
I'm fed up with the theocracy where I live.