Yes they do. Plus, if the church just paid property taxes on their temples, ward houses and office buildings (including temple square), Utah could fully fund education and health care.
As a country, we're pretty committed to avoiding taxation without representation. If you tax them, you also need to allow them full participation in the political process.
Tall Man, Short Hair Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As a country, we're pretty committed to avoiding > taxation without representation. If you tax them, > you also need to allow them full participation in > the political process. > > Be careful what you wish for ...
We have an American state that is, and always has been, a religious theocracy.
They currently do have full and affluent participation in the political process.
> > We have an American state that is, and always has > been, a religious theocracy. > > They currently do have full and affluent > participation in the political process.
Is this your "I'm having some beers with the guys, and lets complain about the government" answer? If so, party on, Garth. If not, please help me see the light.
1. Which religion is the state religion? Where in our governing documents can we find the state religion identified? 2. Theocracies are led by the head of the state religion. Can you help me understand how our current or former presidents were priests or pontiffs of the state religion? 3. Can you provide me examples of where any church or religion has openly endorsed or funded a politician or their campaign? Why do our laws prohibit all tax-exempt religions from endorsing candidates if our government is a theocracy? 4. Can you let me know if you learned this in a school, and if so, what school? I've got a kid in college shopping for a graduate degree, and your school is a bit out of touch with reality.
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Tall Man, Short Hair Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Gheco Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > We have an American state that is, and always > has > > been, a religious theocracy. > > > > They currently do have full and affluent > > participation in the political process. > > > Is this your "I'm having some beers with the guys, > and lets complain about the government" answer? If > so, party on, Garth. If not, please help me see > the light.
It is not, I have not drank a beer, or any alcohol, in over 10 years. > > 1. Which religion is the state religion? Where in > our governing documents can we find the state > religion identified?
If you had read a little closer, you might have possibly noticed i stated AN American state, not THE American state. Of course Utah is a thecracy.
> 2. Theocracies are led by the head of the state > religion. Can you help me understand how our > current or former presidents were priests or > pontiffs of the state religion?
Obviously Utah politicians are subject to rigorous Priesthood worthiness interviews, where LDS managements directs policy.
> 3. Can you provide me examples of where any church > or religion has openly endorsed or funded a > politician or their campaign? Why do our laws > prohibit all tax-exempt religions from endorsing > candidates if our government is a theocracy?
Openly being the key word. They are far too sinister for that.
> 4. Can you let me know if you learned this in a > school, and if so, what school? I've got a kid in > college shopping for a graduate degree, and your > school is a bit out of touch with reality.
Tall Man, Short Hair Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is Jackie Biskupski part of the secret cabal's > scheme to throw people off the scent and further > conceal the theocracy?
Perhaps. There can be small pockets of protest in any theocracy.
Utah is a theocracy, and LDS Inc certainly carries a lot of clout in the federal government.
Too late. They already are performing the representation end of the equation and have been doing so for the decades spent on accumulating their wealth. Time to make them pay for their ill-gotten gains received from shaming and guilting the masses and ultimately personal lives by using political loop holes and bleeding the beast mentality.