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What's bizarre to me is that they are tax free for worship (in my mind fair enough). But get taxed for hosting community services, e.g., foodbank. Definitely th
by dmarchand90 6y ago
What's bizarre to me is that they are tax free for worship (in my mind fair enough). But get taxed for hosting community services, e.g., foodbank. Definitely think usage in charitable functions warrants tax exemption as much as service
- randompwd 6y agoI don't think it's that bizarre. I find it quite subversive when a church group does 'community events' when there are other organisations which those church members could join to achieve the same result, without flying the banner of $ideology. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souperism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souperism for a more blatant historical take.
- ficklepickle 6y agoThat article says the practice was actually very rare, even though it features very prominently in literature from the period. Maybe not the best example.
- randompwd 6y agoSure, thus my sentence saying 'blatant', not 'common' or 'widespread'.