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hfojvt

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4. but if I give to a church with, say, 300 members

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:22 PM

Jun 2012

what I give is not just going to meet MY needs, but the needs of the entire congregation, and, in theory, anybody in this community can also become a member and get their needs met.

Except in actual practice, the local church does not do much more than bore you for an hour once a week, although sometimes there will be programs for kids. There does seem to be something going on every night as the local Methodist church.

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I freaking love twitter. I'm talking to Holland Taylor about charitable giving... [View all] YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 OP

Mitt like most Christians give tax free money to their exboyfil Jun 2012 #1

but if I give to a church with, say, 300 members hfojvt Jun 2012 #4

that's kinda the whole point of the tax deduction hfojvt Jun 2012 #2

I was talking about Mitt, Koch Brothers, and their ilk... YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #3

again though, you should not assume selfishness just because of political affiliation hfojvt Jun 2012 #7

That is still one hell of a tax break. YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #8

Good for you, if you need help, let me know. I love it for that reason also. We get to ask the sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #5

You're awesome. YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #6

please add me as well AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #9

Thanks I will add you to my follow list sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #10

Okay, just added you to my follow list so now I'll know when you are 'interviewing' some of these sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #11

LOL YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #12

No problem, Walker never answered me either, but it was fun to know his twitter feed was filled sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #15

Followed you back. YellowRubberDuckie Jun 2012 #13

Okay, I will go check and accept! sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #14