• RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Except now you have the government deciding what constitutes charity for those religions which is a huge violation of the first amendment rights of those churches.

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      1 month ago

      This isn’t remotely how this works. It’s not based on the acts being done, it’s based on whether the organization is being run to make money, or of it’s spending all it’s revenue in pursuit of a purpose.

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      1 month ago

      Sorry to be the one to break it to you, but they already do that.

      No violation of the first amendment at all.

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            1 month ago

            The 1A conflict is because they are religious and the government deciding what charity they can engage in violates the stablishment clause

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              1 month ago

              That’s quite the claim, given there’s nothing in the 1A about charity or taxation. What case law/SCOTUS ruling are you basing that off of?

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                1 month ago

                As I said the establishment clause. If the government can decide what constitutes charity for a religion then the state is establishing a religion.

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                  1 month ago

                  I know you tried to, incorrectly, invoke the establishment clause. That wasn’t my question. I asked for the case law/ruling.

                  Because I don’t recall anything coming up in my Con Law classes even remotely close to that, and since you seem to be so confident in the issue, I assume you have something more than just your own feelings on the matter to back it up.

                  So, what case law lead you to your conclusion? Please be specific.

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              If they’re being treated the same as any other nonprofit, how is this in violation of the establishment clause?

              NOT treating them the same, like they currently are, is the thing in violation of that clause.