I dont even believe in religion and I respect their right to practice their beliefs

I mean, I don't care if it conflicts with a shitty liberal worldview. Churches should not be taxed.

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1222690675763961857

based pastor

Why do people not want witnesses?

no-one to snitch on ye

Churches add to social cohesion which is worth the lost tax income. At least in principle.

@Kichev It's hard for normal churches to survive as is just off of donations

Exactly, having to not pay taxes lets them survive and function. That function is worthwhile for the government

Donations are usually tax-exempt no?

So why should they be taxed?

It runs off of donations

There's other taxes, no?

I'm not exactly sure of the structure in America tbh

Wait, I'm saying that they shouldn't be taxed

They aren't taxed so that they don't have influence over government

It's not because the Church get a special favour from the state

Read Biblical Basis for War

<@&588707615643795456> Daily Question ✝️

**-** When is violence justified? Is it ever? What scripture do you use to assert your beliefs?

violence is only justified in self defence and im not gonna use scripture since i am not religious but im interested in religion ok bye

When the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

both answers kinda cringe

@Niveusater Cringe

Violence is only justified if its deemed good in the eyes of god, and whats deemed good in the eyes of god is already presented in scripture, so self defense

@Sentient23 Read Siege lmao.

Violence always epic

REED SEEJ

ok

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@Deleted User

Nice.

ikr

Justified entirely

@Asdrubal What do you know about the Antediluvian period

Time between fall of man (Adam and Eve) and the great flood

`"After a missing section in the tablet, we learn that the gods have decided to send a flood to destroy mankind. The god Enki (lord of the underworld sea of fresh water and Sumerian equivalent of Babylonian god Ea) warns Ziusudra, the ruler of Shuruppak, to build a large boat (the passage describing the directions for the boat is also lost).

When the tablet resumes, it is describing the flood. A terrible storm raged for seven days and nights. "The huge boat had been tossed about on the great waters."`

I'm confused

This was written in 1600 BC

Genesis was 1450 BC

So this predates genesis