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Here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, freedom of religion is a Constitutionally guaranteed human right. That is to say, the government shall n

Here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, freedom of religion is a Constitutionally guaranteed human right. That is to say, the government shall not make special accomodations or exceptions for any religion. That means churches getting to avoid taxes, unlike other not-non-profit organizations, has always been one of those things that should be resolved but hasn't because the people like breaking that law. It's the same reasoning why "under God" should be removed from the national oath and Ilhan Omar should not be allowed to wear a hijab in Congress: Special accomodations and exceptions for religion are plainly unconstitutional. Obligatory IANAL.

skylurk 3y ago
I was with you until the hijab bit. Why do you think that wearing a hijab is a special religious accommodation? And why would it not be protected as a freedom of expression regardless?
- Dalewyn 3y ago
  Because nobody is allowed to wear hats and other head coverings in Congress. They made a special exception specifically for her on religious grounds, which is a violation of the government's Constitutional requirement to treat all religions equally as a part of guaranteeing freedom of religion. If Congress had instead changed the rules so everyone can wear hats and head coverings that would have been fine, but that's not what they did.
  - elashri 3y ago
    You seem confused. The exception was not for her. It was generic exception for wearing it for religious reasons, this includes Islamic hijab as well as the Jewish kippah and Sikh dastar (potential others) [1] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_ban_on_head_covering https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Repre...
LeafItAlone 3y ago
> Here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, freedom of religion is a Constitutionally guaranteed human right. That is to say, the government shall not make special accomodations or exceptions for any religion. > That means churches getting to avoid taxes, unlike other not-non-profit organizations, has always been one of those things that should be resolved but hasn't because the people like breaking that law. No, that’s not what it means.

skylurk 3y ago

I was with you until the hijab bit. Why do you think that wearing a hijab is a special religious accommodation? And why would it not be protected as a freedom of expression regardless?

Dalewyn 3y ago
Because nobody is allowed to wear hats and other head coverings in Congress. They made a special exception specifically for her on religious grounds, which is a violation of the government's Constitutional requirement to treat all religions equally as a part of guaranteeing freedom of religion. If Congress had instead changed the rules so everyone can wear hats and head coverings that would have been fine, but that's not what they did.
- elashri 3y ago
  You seem confused. The exception was not for her. It was generic exception for wearing it for religious reasons, this includes Islamic hijab as well as the Jewish kippah and Sikh dastar (potential others) [1] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_ban_on_head_covering https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Repre...

LeafItAlone 3y ago

> Here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, freedom of religion is a Constitutionally guaranteed human right. That is to say, the government shall not make special accomodations or exceptions for any religion. > That means churches getting to avoid taxes, unlike other not-non-profit organizations, has always been one of those things that should be resolved but hasn't because the people like breaking that law. No, that’s not what it means.