A Question of Respect?

[Sparko]

On the contrary, it should never be possible to use the tax code as a way to undermine First Amendment guarantees. While distasteful, it should be perfectly permissible for preachers to directly advocate for specific candidates from the pulpit.

Both Trump and Clinton used various churches as the scene of their campaigns along with endorsements from various religious leaders.

[Cow Poke]

Any Church School with pupils that promote partisan political views (e.g. Donald Trump MAGA Hats) on an officially organised school field trip, plus getting themselves involved in political upheavals without intervention from the school chaperones, should lose their government tax exemptions.

NEWSFLASH!!!! Internet blogger from foreign country declares FREEDOM OF SPEECH in the USA should be banned!!!!

[Cow Poke]

I'm not sure it's possible to cram any more ignorance into such a short paragraph.

He practices. A lot.

[Bill the Cat]

Any Church School with pupils that promote partisan political views (e.g. Donald Trump MAGA Hats) on an officially organised school field trip, plus getting themselves involved in political upheavals without intervention from the school chaperones, should lose their government tax exemptions.

They bought the hats with their own money at souvenir vendors there after the march, you ignorant dolt. And again, it fits...

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[Tassman]

They bought the hats with their own money at souvenir vendors there after the march, you ignorant dolt. And again, it fits...

And the school chaperones on this Church-School organised field trip didn't intervene to stop the students buying and wearing partisan political hats in public? Why not? Why should this Church School continue to be exempt from federal, state, and local income and property taxes as normally applied to religious institutions in the US?

[tabibito]

And the school chaperones on this Church-School organised field trip didn't intervene to stop the students buying and wearing partisan political hats in public? Why not? Why should this Church School continue to be exempt from federal, state, and local income and property taxes as normally applied to religious institutions in the US?

Iyyy Seeeeee~. According to Tassman, Christians are to be denied the basic right to express a political opinion.

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[Mountain Man]

I don't understand his debate strategy: he'll present a premise, it's rebutted, then he comes back 24-hours later to present the exact same premise again. Is Tass stupid? Is he lazy? Is he just trolling us?

[Sparko]

And the school chaperones on this Church-School organised field trip didn't intervene to stop the students buying and wearing partisan political hats in public? Why not? Why should this Church School continue to be exempt from federal, state, and local income and property taxes as normally applied to religious institutions in the US?

whaaat? A school can't control their students' freedom of speech. And what political expressions the students of a school or even members of a church express has nothing to do with the tax exemption. Do you think that members of a church are not allowed to have political opinions? Or even preachers, like CP? They are only prohibited from endorsing a specific political candidate from the pulpit. But as we saw in the last election, there were church's doing exactly that for both Trump and Hillary. Why didn't they lose their tax exempt status?

[Sparko]

I don't understand his debate strategy: he'll present a premise, it's rebutted, then he comes back 24-hours later to present the exact same premise again. Is Tass stupid? Is he lazy? Is he just trolling us?

That is his only strategy. To repeat himself until people get tired of responding and then he thinks he "won"

[Cow Poke]

And the school chaperones on this Church-School organised field trip didn't intervene to stop the students buying and wearing partisan political hats in public? Why not?

Because, unlike control freaks like you, they under our First Amendment.

Why should this Church School continue to be exempt from federal, state, and local income and property taxes as normally applied to religious institutions in the US?

Because, apparently, they are in compliance with federal, state and local regulations regarding 501(c)3 organizations.

Next?

[Cow Poke]

I don't understand his debate strategy: he'll present a premise, it's rebutted, then he comes back 24-hours later to present the exact same premise again. Is Tass stupid? Is he lazy? Is he just trolling us?

I think he's just ing --- he repeats the same disputed things over and over, just adding new 'colorful' adjectives. I don't think he can really be THAT stupid and still be a housemaid* at Motel 6.



*this in no way implies that Tassman is a homosexual, or plays one on Tweb, or that he's actually a housemaid (or whatever they call them where he lives) at a Motel 6, and it's possible (probable?) they don't even have Motel 6 where he lives

[rogue06]

And the school chaperones on this Church-School organised field trip didn't intervene to stop the students buying and wearing partisan political hats in public? Why not?

The same reason wouldn't stop them from buying and wearing Obama "Hope and Change" shirts on a field trip

[Cow Poke]

The same reason wouldn't stop them from buying and wearing Obama "Hope and Change" shirts on a field trip

The boy has GOT to be ing.

[Tassman]

The same reason wouldn't stop them from buying and wearing Obama "Hope and Change" shirts on a field trip

The same would apply, although they never had the same universal impact as MAGA Hats; these are unambiguously associated with Trump and the Republican Party. Churches and Church Schools etc are not taxed and as such they are prevented from publicly endorsing or supporting any political candidates. This is what occurred on this Church-School organised field trip with the full knowledge of the school chaperones.

[Sparko]

The same would apply, although they never had the same universal impact as MAGA Hats; these are unambiguously associated with Trump and the Republican Party. Churches and Church Schools etc are not taxed and as such they are prevented from publicly endorsing or supporting any political candidates. This is what occurred on this Church-School organised field trip with the full knowledge of the school chaperones.

repeating yourself again? We already told you, schools have no control over what their students do or support politically. In fact there have been lawsuits over schools trying to suppress student's first amendment rights when they try to keep them from expressing religious faiths or forming clubs. Not even on field trips or on the campus itself. If you are going to keep pretending you are some expert on the USA and our constitution, at least get simple stuff right. You make yourself look foolish with your complete ignorance here.