Schizophrenia, God, & You!

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> >Martin-

> >Colorado was talking about taxing churches a year or two ago.  There

> >were several tax-exempt abuse cases, but the one that I remember where a

> >church wanted to get out of over a $1 million in taxes for a golf course

> >and country club that they were building.  So government body (city of

> >Colorado Springs?) also sited the church's involvement in political

> >causes and their lack of involvement in resolving social problems.  I

> >never heard of any resolution on this.

> 

> RALPH

> The churches somehow found a lot of money, ran huge ads on radio, TV,

etc.,

> and persuaded the voters that it would be unfair, in fact, downright

cruel,

> to tax good Xian churches that do so much for the people. The pro-tax

folks

> were snowed under.


LARSON
In the State of South Dakota, our churches are required to fill out forms
yearly that state any changes within property upgrades or property
acquired by the church.  The county in which I live, about every three
years, sends out a person that places a "taxable value" on the "real
property" owned by the church.  It is a crying shame, that these
"franchise institutions" that are clearly in the business of "selling
Jesus" as a product of eternal salvation, can't pay their fair share
of the tax burden placed  on the average folks in our area.  South
Dakota has no "State Income Tax" so our "property taxes" are one
of the primary sources of income for our state.  As an example, 
my father owns a house valued at $105,000.00.  His yearly taxes on
his house is $2400.00 per year.  Imagine the "mill levy" income on 
an average church that has a value of $500,000.00 or more.
Sickening in my point of view!

Doug Larson

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