It is time to begin taxing these evangelical false prophets

[Under The Radar]

....that have backed this right wing madness, lied to their congregations, and convinced these people to send literally billions while they claimed to speak directly to God.
Non profit charitable organizations all need to be looked at by the IRS.

[Karadeniz]

1. Amen!

[Wounded Bear]

2. Long past time for that...nt

[pecosbob]

8. Agreed

[magicarpet]

3. Praise trDump,... The Lord,... and Jesus,....

,... past the tax collection plate and send the proceeds to Uncle Sam.

Don't forget to collect thems property taxes too,.. at the full fair market value for the land and buildings.

[meow2u3]

4. Forget about taxing those false prophets. I have another idea

Prosecute these evangelical false prophets (or profits?) as the swindlers they are. They're committing the lowest form of blasphemy: using God's name to fleece parishoners out of their last hard-earned dollars.

[Under The Radar]

5. Beyond their last dollar...

Not only are they charging monthly recurring charges to credit cards, forcing them deeper into debt, more than one asked for their stimulus checks to be endorsed over to the church.
It is a scam worse than Trump University and all of them must be exposed and charged as the criminals that they really are.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

6. Just Franklin Phony Graham on TV

Just like his daddy and yet many presidents including Obama fell for his humble everyman begging preacher mode.

if you are worth 25 million dollars, you are not humble, you are a con man. Reading the wrong book, god does not want to to be on TV all the time, he does not want you asking for money, unless you are giving it ALL to the poor and needy.

But Billy gave tons of money to Franklin, his son being just as phony as he was.

joel osteen has what 8 best seller books and is worth 40 millon

Jim bakker is a convicted fraud and people still give him money.

Religion is america has it's place, but mega religion is just pure sham.

[stopbush]

7. Er, isn't any member of the clergy by definition a false prophet?

Treating make believe as if it were reality. Can’t get more false than that.

[summer_in_TX]

16. The Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. was a member of the clergy.

He spoke with moral power and authority drawn from deep study of religion and a dream of justice as well as a faith that led him to put his own life on the line.

He was threatened, a bomb was thrown through the front window of his home (luckily they were all in the back just then), and he was stabbed on one of his trips up north (Chicago, I think). He didn't stop.

I'm as critical of the false religion that manipulates as anyone. They defame Jesus constantly.

But there is a genuine religion that transforms, redeems, brings forgiveness, reconciles enemies, empowers, and becomes a force for good.

If you were fortunate to be alive and old enough to process his speeches and sermons, as I was, you would recognize that something more than human was happening through him. I was raised by deeply agnostic parents, who were prejudiced against Christians. But they were inspired by King, and so was I.

He was assassinated on their wedding anniversary. They were devastated, and sad for years afterwards on that day. But they commissioned an Austin artist to make a bust of Dr. King. I visited my dad today and it was there in its place on a shelf in his bookcase.

[stopbush]

17. It's still make believe. Sad that people feel the need to assign a fantastic outside agency

as the inspiration for that which arises from their own humanity and our hard-won sense of morals.

[Kaleva]

18. Malcom X, Rev. Jackson, Sojourner Truth, Jarena Lee, Desmond Tutu

[stopbush]

19. And Socrates was condemned for corrupting the youth by disavowing the gods.

Were those gods “real,” like the Xian god?

[Kaleva]

20. Jimmy Carter is a deacon at his hometown church. He'd probably tell you they were not real gods.

[stopbush]

21. Christian hubris.

Are you seriously saying the god of the Buybull was less a work of fiction than Zeus?

[Kaleva]

22. Take it up with Jimmy Carter and others.

It's your issue to deal with that you have major problems with prominent civil rights leaders who have or had strong religious beliefs.

[stopbush]

24. I won't waste my time or theirs with such nonsense.

[dalton99a]

9. They are low-life scum.

[COLGATE4]

10. RAMEN!!!

[EarnestPutz]

12. Blessed be his noodly goodness.

[monkeyman1]

11. ya think !!

amen & pass the & catch with me at the bar !!

[FakeNoose]

13. They've been abusing our Constitution for long enough

Make sure the Scientology people get included, they are certainly not a friggin' "church."

[keithbvadu2]

14. They want large services because attendance means cash flow

They want large services because attendance means cash flow

[Upthevibe]

15. Kick....n/t

[Bluesaph]

23. Calvary Chapel Pastor Cried at all four of his sermons over it

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2020/11/televangelist-jack-hibbs-cries-after-realizing-joe-biden-will-be-president/

[Under The Radar]

25. So he is telling the creator of the Universe that he fucked up?