[quote]pookie wrote:
steveo5801 wrote:
What in the world are you talking about? The fact that my church and churches like it are tax exempt, has nothing whatsoever to do with the substance of my points.
Let me explain for the slow kid in the back. You’ve often repeated that PUBLIC SCHOOLS should have to present all competing “theories,” because they’re all unproven and unprovable. Public schools get public money, so they’re public property, yadda-yadda-yadda.
Your church has tax exempt status. So it’s also costing the taxpayers money, the same as the public school. What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander. You want to teach creation and ID in school, fine. As long as you either preach Darwin and evolution in church or renounce your tax exempt status; therefore becoming a “private” church where you can preach what you want.
The church is made up of plenty of taxpayers who work very hard for our pay and pay much in taxes here in New York. We are paying plenty.
Yeah, you are, but the church itself isn’t. You tithe or something, right? And all that nice property and those nice buildings? Think of all the property taxes being lost to the public good.
This has nothing to do with anything. Pookie, what happened to your logic and reason? Why is it that when it comes to Evolution / Creation you seem to get so upset that you sort of “lose it?”
No, it’s perfectly logical and quite reasonable. You and your church want to ram religion into the school’s curriculum. In the best interest of the kids, of course. Since the idea is so great, I think it should be applied to the church with equal gusto. Think of all those fine church attending people who might have never heard of Darwin, or might not be on the up and up on DNA and the latest genetic research.
I don’t understand how you can be against that? It’s your own idea. Since it’s so good, I think it should apply across the board to every institution that teaches or preaches. I mean, science is just another religion, right? And all theories, even yours, should get equal time?
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Pookie,
It is too late and I won’t go point by point, but YOU DON’T know what you are talking about.
Here in America the churches are PRIVATE and religious and thus are not taxed. No church is. This is costing the taxpayers nothing – all the money going to support the pastor and the ministry is AFTER TAX money anyway.
What nice buildings? I wish! Churches like mine are usually very modest places. Actually, our church doesn’t own anytthing. We rent storefront commerical property to hold our services in.
Again, in your valiant effort blow smoke, you simply don’t know what you are talking about. Churches exist to preach whatever they believe. They are private and thus we don’t have to have all opinions. No religious or private institution does.
Again, if you want to form private “Darwinian” schools and teach your faith in Darwin and his ridiculous “theory” as fact, go right ahead. But, you cannot have a monopoly in a PUBLIC SETTING. All theories for everything are taught – except the origin issue. That you want all to your beloved Darwin.
Too bad, people like me are out here who will fight this tooth and nail.
Pookie, get the facts straight before you reply.