Should Religion be Taxed in the Philippines?

answers4cash
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Should there be real estate and corporate income tax on religious institutions in the Philippines? What are the arguments AGAINST such taxation?
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separation of church from state (this has got to be my funniest line yet!
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The gov't taxed other religion. If you dig deeper you'll find out why the gov't doesn't tax RCC and how rich RCC is. RCC is a religion and a state remember?0
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The government does not tax any religious organization except those who did not register to SEC as religious organization.0
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mac_bolan00 wrote: »separation of church from state (this has got to be my funniest line yet!
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This is included in the Phil. Constitution. But Is the church really separated from the state?0 -
that's why. imagine if it will be the priests shouting that once a protestant/muslim senator tries to broach the issue.0
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No offense meant to the religious, but my only point is this:
Religions nowadays are so far removed from the original teachings and lifestyle of the people who started them.
Jesus was never rich. He would've popped his eyeballs had he seen the Vatican.
Buddha was never rich.
So why are the churches, who we know have money, and a lot of it, mostly from tithes and investments, not getting taxed?
At the same time, are we sure they're not being taxed? Might just be speculation by some people here.0 -
I say we let those old codgers in Rome sap our countrymen of their wages. I mean, come on, it'll keep us out of teh burning flamex0rz, right?0
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yes, all forms of religious institutions should be taxed. it's simply unfair.
Why is it unfair? I thought religious institutions like philanthropies are not taxed because the profits they make are ploughed back to the needy in terms of socio-economic programs for self advancement like scholarships etc. I'm I missing something here?0 -
Religions that insist in getting 10% tithe should be taxed. Even some so called "Christian" sects that do it ought to be held suspect because Christ did not preach about compulsory tithing. Setting aside 10% was a taxing system practiced since ancient babylonian times, it's mysterious how it mutated into a religious obligation.
Be careful also about that Pat Robertson and his so called operation blessings. It turned out he was using the funds for his diamond blessing business with an African dictator, and used the operation's planes to transport machineries for his business, with only very small percentage (1-2 in 40 flights) used for humanitarian reasons.
http://www.skeptictank.org/robem2.htm0 -
Religions should be taxed. Let's face it, a lot of religions out there (99% of them ) were established for money making. It's just right for them to give back to society.0
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