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Re: Religion in America
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 2:56 pm
by Farfromgeneva
PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:02 pm
““The political risk is so great that it comes with real danger,” former IRS official Phil Hackney said during the 60 Minutes segment. “At the same time, there’s a real risk to the rule of law if the IRS doesn’t come in and enforce those rules.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... hedge-fund
Free-for-all. Only entities paying tax will be the wage-slaves. Withholding is the privilege of the peasants…
This story had been out there a few months now I believe. There should be a threshold or cap on tax exempt entities. Can adjust for inflation. Institutions don’t deserve a financial advantage in retaining their institutional existence if they need tax exemption at $20, $40, $100bn. (This includes lobbying organizations and higher ed as well-I find some top endowments offensive-were seeing how some/many didn’t adhere to their own culture and conduct practices when it comes to raising those funds as well, beyond Epstein)
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 3:43 pm
by jhu72
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 9:37 pm
by PizzaSnake
Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 2:56 pm
PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:02 pm
““The political risk is so great that it comes with real danger,” former IRS official Phil Hackney said during the 60 Minutes segment. “At the same time, there’s a real risk to the rule of law if the IRS doesn’t come in and enforce those rules.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... hedge-fund
Free-for-all. Only entities paying tax will be the wage-slaves. Withholding is the privilege of the peasants…
This story had been out there a few months now I believe. There should be a threshold or cap on tax exempt entities. Can adjust for inflation. Institutions don’t deserve a financial advantage in retaining their institutional existence if they need tax exemption at $20, $40, $100bn. (This includes lobbying organizations and higher ed as well-I find some top endowments offensive-were seeing how some/many didn’t adhere to their own culture and conduct practices when it comes to raising those funds as well, beyond Epstein)
I commented a while back as well. This round was to cite the apt quote re lawlessness and my thoughts on wage slaves.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Wed May 17, 2023 10:48 pm
by Farfromgeneva
PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 9:37 pm
Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2023 2:56 pm
PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2023 12:02 pm
““The political risk is so great that it comes with real danger,” former IRS official Phil Hackney said during the 60 Minutes segment. “At the same time, there’s a real risk to the rule of law if the IRS doesn’t come in and enforce those rules.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... hedge-fund
Free-for-all. Only entities paying tax will be the wage-slaves. Withholding is the privilege of the peasants…
This story had been out there a few months now I believe. There should be a threshold or cap on tax exempt entities. Can adjust for inflation. Institutions don’t deserve a financial advantage in retaining their institutional existence if they need tax exemption at $20, $40, $100bn. (This includes lobbying organizations and higher ed as well-I find some top endowments offensive-were seeing how some/many didn’t adhere to their own culture and conduct practices when it comes to raising those funds as well, beyond Epstein)
I commented a while back as well. This round was to cite the apt quote re lawlessness and my thoughts on wage slaves.
Understood. I’m not a flat tax guy but would sure prefer less rules, words and arbitrage opportunities that something as clean as a flat tax would offer.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 1:41 pm
by jhu72
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 6:37 pm
by youthathletics
What was good about it? To me, it was just another hit piece on Christianity. Most everything they mentioned really had very little to do with schooling. And the social skills portion is so just blown out of proportion.....
Harvard has disproven this myth.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 6:58 pm
by jhu72
youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2023 6:37 pm
What was good about it? To me, it was just another hit piece on Christianity. Most everything they mentioned really had very little to do with schooling. And the social skills portion is so just blown out of proportion.....
Harvard has disproven this myth.
It really sounds like the Christian parents in the story don't see it Harvard's way. The article was not just about home schooling, but conservative Christian secret sauce on top of the home schooling -- reads like child abuse. The parents conclusion was the public schools were less about indoctrination than their Christian home schooling.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:14 pm
by Typical Lax Dad
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:04 am
by jhu72
... can't be, I have it on good (ultimate authority), the earth is only 6000 years old.
CNN Interview of researcher.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:05 am
by Typical Lax Dad
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:09 am
by jhu72
... will hold judgement until I know more details. Seems almost too good to be true. Thinking of Piltdown Man.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:16 am
by Brooklyn
Pat Robertson, conservative evangelist and Christian Coalition founder, dies at 93
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pa ... -rcna61662
Pat Robertson, the conservative evangelist and media mogul who galvanized the modern Christian right, cultivated a massive national following and regularly drew criticism for his incendiary political statements, died Thursday, according to his official broadcasting network. He was 93.
The Christian Broadcasting Network, the organization he founded, did not immediately announce Robertson's cause of death. "Pat Robertson dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel, helping those in need, and educating the next generation," the company said. He was one of the most prominent and influential Christian broadcasters and entrepreneurs in the United States — equal parts religious leader and culture warrior.
In a way, Robertson was also a business visionary. He converted a small Virginia television station into a religious broadcasting powerhouse, marrying fiery ideology with 20th-century entertainment technology. He inspired other conservative Christians to take to the airwaves, too. He created the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), home to the talk show “The 700 Club,” and founded the Christian Coalition, a group that helped mobilize American evangelicals into a conservative political bloc and one of the cornerstones of the modern Republican Party.
Robertson reached the pinnacle of his national celebrity in the 1980s, when social conservatism was ascendant. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1988, a contest ultimately won by George H.W. Bush. But he would remain a kingmaker in the GOP for decades to come, marshaling conservative Christians behind George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
The evildoer was the very epitome of the Antichrist.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:24 am
by Typical Lax Dad
jhu72 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:09 am
... will hold judgement until I know more details. Seems almost too good to be true. Thinking of Piltdown Man.
EDIT:
It would be a “remarkable discovery” if it holds up.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:36 am
by jhu72
Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:24 am
jhu72 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:09 am
... will hold judgement until I know more details. Seems almost too good to be true. Thinking of Piltdown Man.
EDIT:
It would be a “remarkable discovery” if it holds up.
... yes. It will give America's Christian Nationalists something to worry about besides gay people.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:37 am
by jhu72
Brooklyn wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:16 am
Pat Robertson, conservative evangelist and Christian Coalition founder, dies at 93
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pa ... -rcna61662
Pat Robertson, the conservative evangelist and media mogul who galvanized the modern Christian right, cultivated a massive national following and regularly drew criticism for his incendiary political statements, died Thursday, according to his official broadcasting network. He was 93.
The Christian Broadcasting Network, the organization he founded, did not immediately announce Robertson's cause of death. "Pat Robertson dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel, helping those in need, and educating the next generation," the company said. He was one of the most prominent and influential Christian broadcasters and entrepreneurs in the United States — equal parts religious leader and culture warrior.
In a way, Robertson was also a business visionary. He converted a small Virginia television station into a religious broadcasting powerhouse, marrying fiery ideology with 20th-century entertainment technology. He inspired other conservative Christians to take to the airwaves, too. He created the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), home to the talk show “The 700 Club,” and founded the Christian Coalition, a group that helped mobilize American evangelicals into a conservative political bloc and one of the cornerstones of the modern Republican Party.
Robertson reached the pinnacle of his national celebrity in the 1980s, when social conservatism was ascendant. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1988, a contest ultimately won by George H.W. Bush. But he would remain a kingmaker in the GOP for decades to come, marshaling conservative Christians behind George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
The evildoer was the very epitome of the Antichrist.
... a candidate for America's greatest 20th century grifter.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:15 pm
by Brooklyn
swindler is more apropos for that Antichrist
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:25 am
by jhu72
"if i die and go to heaven and pat robertson is there i'm going to sh*t in my hand and throw it at god" -- originally said by a gay guy named shaun
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:39 am
by cradleandshoot
jhu72 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:25 am
"if i die and go to heaven and pat robertson is there i'm going to sh*t in my hand and throw it at god" -- originally said by a gay guy named shaun
Like the gay guy is going to make it into heaven with that attitude?
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:48 am
by Farfromgeneva
You sure you are a hop fan? That really limits the number of titles their fans can claim.
Re: Religion in America
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:52 am
by Farfromgeneva
jhu72 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:36 am
Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:24 am
jhu72 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:09 am
... will hold judgement until I know more details. Seems almost too good to be true. Thinking of Piltdown Man.
EDIT:
It would be a “remarkable discovery” if it holds up.
... yes. It will give America's Christian Nationalists something to worry about besides gay people.
Just makes no sense. Of all the things to worry about. I’m worried about how I’m going to stalk the girl in the performance sweats in a commercial this am.