• kvasir476@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    First they came for the Palestinians, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Palestinian.

    • Jimbabwe@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Then they taxed the churches and I said “Right on. They should have been doing that all along.”

      Then they used the tax revenues to fuck the Palestinians more and I said “god fucking dammit!”

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        5 months ago

        United States gives enough to Israel they don’t need to fund their own war.

        Israel also has universal health care and a great social safety net for its citizens, lol

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          They prefer to colonize with their own people. US hates its people and will replacement for profit.

          Why is anybody surprised when the federal government did this with original Americans?

    • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      Then they came for the aid workers, and I did not speak out - because I was not an aid worker.

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    5 months ago

    Obviously, there’s a more disturbing background at play here, but churches shouldn’t be untaxed in the first instance. The dude literally said to render unto Caesar, etc. etc.

    • barsquid@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Tax all churches. They can apply for their government’s equivalent of a 503 © status if they qualify.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah i don’t know how we as society agreed to support pedophile ops sites.

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      5 months ago

      churches in the middle east aren’t like churches in the US. They do not make a lot of money most of the time.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    5 months ago

    At least Israel did one thing right. Hopefully this extends to all other places of worship.

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Yes all places of worship should be taxed, but starting with only the minority organization is quite literally just a form of religious supremecy. Shocking from Israel I know.