tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post2968090964013678932..comments2023-04-04T08:07:42.350-04:00Comments on SBC Plodder: Alas, our Sacred Clergy Tax Break declared unconstitutionalWilliam Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-55055120280228860692014-09-11T11:10:59.592-04:002014-09-11T11:10:59.592-04:00it all seems like a very petty game that is being ...it all seems like a very petty game that is being played out . . . <br /><br />but why would people want to attack ministers who serve the public?<br /><br />or is it 'payback' for all the political game-playing and sermons preached from the pulpit about 'anyone who votes Democratic supports abortion'?<br /><br />or is an attempt at placing ministers in a position where they wouldChristianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969310497166526545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-71393383223664570732013-12-09T15:10:20.868-05:002013-12-09T15:10:20.868-05:00FFRF v IRS - IRC 107 Radio Broadcast
http://ffrf...FFRF v IRS - IRC 107 Radio Broadcast <br /><br />http://ffrf.org/news/radio/shows/<br /><br />Click on download podcast to access the December 7, 2013 show.<br /><br />The segment of the show featuring attorney Rich Bolton and Robert Baty begins about the 20:25 mark.RLBatyhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/FFRF-v-US-IRC-107-Challenge/212102828961960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-29675601414623129882013-11-28T13:41:19.947-05:002013-11-28T13:41:19.947-05:00It might also be worth noting that Stuart Watson, ...It might also be worth noting that Stuart Watson, an investigative reporter in Charlotte, NC, broadcast/published late last night his latest on the Baptist-like Furtick/Elevation Church issue and related matters, including a recent on-camera interview with Dan & Annie of the FFRF (watch video at link for that).<br /><br />Here's the link:<br /><br />http://www.wcnc.com/video/RLBatyhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/FFRF-v-US-IRC-107-Challenge/212102828961960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-57913945786256631342013-11-28T13:08:36.397-05:002013-11-28T13:08:36.397-05:00Ed,
You missed it.
The Government typically lets...Ed,<br /><br />You missed it.<br /><br />The Government typically lets the religious group involved determine who is "ordained" as a "minister".<br /><br />Some groups have a restricted "clergy" and others follow the "priesthood of believers" and can recognize just about anybody as a "minister" amongst them.<br /><br />What the "minister"RLBatyhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/FFRF-v-US-IRC-107-Challenge/212102828961960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-70648559966785404222013-11-27T21:14:33.882-05:002013-11-27T21:14:33.882-05:00Does IRC 107 not create a significant government e...Does IRC 107 not create a significant government entanglement with religion? The government must decide whether an applicant for tax exemption is a minister based on whether a service he performs is sacerdotal, etc. This sounds like something the government is prohibited from doing by the First Amendment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-21420610278090240682013-11-27T09:51:17.365-05:002013-11-27T09:51:17.365-05:00Amidst all the whining from the religious side of ...Amidst all the whining from the religious side of this I like to point out that they and their political machine have had 60 years to cure what ails IRC 107.<br /><br />The Rick Warren case helped illustrate that the religious folks had no intention of doing anything but protecting their "sacred" turf.<br /><br />As the old preacher has said:<br /><br />Pigs get fat.<br />Hogs get RLBatyhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/FFRF-v-US-IRC-107-Challenge/212102828961960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-2130344594725067662013-11-26T09:45:48.051-05:002013-11-26T09:45:48.051-05:00“Do we really think it fair to shift taxes from we...“Do we really think it fair to shift taxes from wealthy clergy living in mansions to the less highly compensated? Surely not.”<br /><br />Largely that is what is being advocated. The wealthy clergy and their use of extant tax laws are now making it difficult for many clergy to make a living that provides a reasonable amount of security. Policy, thus, needs to be re-written so as to not to allow Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com