I've heard from people a few times over the years about churches in communist countries, where some have to be so careful to stay under the radar. It's feeling more and more like that is coming here (if Bribehim has his way). Churches that have buildings and tax status could be punished, but even churches without their own building could find themselves targeted if they violate orders. It's easy to say they should just stand up, but if members of the church are targeted with heavy fines or investigations, not all members can afford to pay those unjust fines.
Churches are major threats to communists because it’s a group of people that can organize against the communists. Their whole m.o. is to have a country full of people with no connections to one another all fighting for scraps so they can’t organize against a common enemy communism.
Not so easy to remove a Church's tax exempt status. It is federal law, and state law in just about every state. In most cases they are not given preferential treatment over other non-profits, the exemption is typically for all non-profits equally
I've heard from people a few times over the years about churches in communist countries, where some have to be so careful to stay under the radar. It's feeling more and more like that is coming here (if Bribehim has his way). Churches that have buildings and tax status could be punished, but even churches without their own building could find themselves targeted if they violate orders. It's easy to say they should just stand up, but if members of the church are targeted with heavy fines or investigations, not all members can afford to pay those unjust fines.
Churches are major threats to communists because it’s a group of people that can organize against the communists. Their whole m.o. is to have a country full of people with no connections to one another all fighting for scraps so they can’t organize against a common enemy communism.
Not so easy to remove a Church's tax exempt status. It is federal law, and state law in just about every state. In most cases they are not given preferential treatment over other non-profits, the exemption is typically for all non-profits equally