Religion: Catholics, Episcopalians, Atheists, All Are Welcome!

[MissThundercat]

For the Catholic Church, this is par for the course.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/...3b7f-430488109

[MissThundercat]

There is grift, and this guy is taking it to the next level.

https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...cWht8x1IltzMfk

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

There is grift, and this guy is taking it to the next level.

https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...cWht8x1IltzMfk

I sat alone in the dark one night
Tuning in by remote
I found a preacher who spoke of the light
But there was brimstone in his throat
He'd show me the way according to him
In return for my personal check
I flipped my channel back to CNN
And I lit another cigarette

[Kepler]

"And though he had almost flunked in Greek, his thesis on 'Sixteen Ways of Paying a Church Debt' had won the ten-dollar prize in Practical Theology."

-- Elmer Gantry

[MissThundercat]

I sat alone in the dark one night
Tuning in by remote
I found a preacher who spoke of the light
But there was brimstone in his throat
He'd show me the way according to him
In return for my personal check
I flipped my channel back to CNN
And I lit another cigarette

+10 points for that reference.

[MissThundercat]

"And though he had almost flunked in Greek, his thesis on 'Sixteen Ways of Paying a Church Debt' had won the ten-dollar prize in Practical Theology."

-- Elmer Gantry

It's the **** that gets carried out in His name. Wars. Bigotry. Televangelism.

[Kepler]

It's the **** that gets carried out in His name.

Her.

[MissThundercat]

Her.

And then there's Kenneth Copeland, who uses a Texas loophole to avoid paying taxes on his mansion.

I'm okay with taxing the **** out of con artists like him.

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/loc...illion-mansion

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Tax them all. Many are little more than shell corporations for their leaders to amass wealth. All while spitting on what their religious texts actually tell them to do. Especially the so-called Xtians, who really should all go re-read Matthew 19:16-22, Luke 12:13-21, and Luke 16:10-15. And lest they think that coughing up a couple dead Presidents for the collection basket each Sunday is a good showing, they should also review Mark 12:41-44.

Oh, and then there's this gem. If you get federal money while sitting on billions in reserve funds and assets, you should be ****ing taxed up the wazoo.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

You know what else shouldn't count as real charitable giving? Donating to parochial and private schools. As I know damn well, most of those students are already from blue-blooded stock.

[MissThundercat]

A prominent Mormon in Utah, one who donated lots of money, wrote a letter politely saying "screw you, my family and I are out of here."

[MissThundercat]

Like they followed the Bible to begin with.

https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...X4jGTi8ylebpRP

[Kepler]

We should start doing this with Fundies.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

We should start doing this with Fundies.

I wish we could. Cons would absolutely soil themselves.

[LynahFan]

I wish we could. Cons would absolutely soil themselves.

There’s no wish needed - the state already has all the legal authority it needs to revoke their tax exempt status due to political activity.

Just need to grow some balls and focus on the long game, not the short-term ****storm that would obviously result.