this exact cartoon was run dated Dec. 14th, 2010.
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I posted on that date the #10 response with 7 reasons why the Anti-Christianity crowd is constitutionally WRONG to try to deny public Parks with Biblical themes!
Christians are US citizens with 1st amendment rights,
and a Park is not a “church”….neither was Noah’s Ark.
And disgusted was wrong on every one, including the initial assumption that people are (1) Anti-Christians, (2) denying a “public park with [a] Biblical theme.” This was a denial of government tax breaks to a private, profit-making, religious organization promoting a religious theme park.
you deny “tax breaks” for anything with a religious theme?
Our nation’s Founders must be rolling in their graves!
They meant the 1st Amendment to allow all religions to express beliefs in public and denied only one action=
a single selected STATE RELIGION church system.
What are you Bible-haters drinking, eating, smoking, swallowing??? Are you brain-dead parrots of the atheistic ACLU?
a theme park is not a church. No one is forced to attend or visit a theme park. the government investment or loan to a Noah’s Ark Park would return much in taxes if many tourists came and spent money to see it. No different than the cities giving tax breaks to get new industry….private, profit-making and possibly owned by Christians (GASP!) businesses!
“Are you brain-dead parrots of the atheistic ACLU?”
Hater, heal thyself. Large part of why religious institutions get a tax break is that because they don’t run businesses. I don’t see why this should carry over to a religious-themed business venture. You can put a “theme” on anything, after all, but there has to be a line somewhere. Otherwise it’s just abuse of the status of religion. Jesus for tax breaks, how inspiring.
You want to play the business game, you play by the usual rules. If it means you give unto Caesar, well, deal with it.
The laws are pretty clear here. And the group itself admits it is a for-profit venture. Not-for-profits can dedicate income to religious purposes (e.g., Catholic hospitals), but this is NOT what they are doing.
Accusations of being “brain-dead” are pretty hilarious in that we have offered reasoned explanations and you have responded with insults. And as I said, I am not a Bible-hater. The only “parroting” I do is of the Constitution. Get over it. The government is not in the business of giving extra benefits to any religion.
Ask yourself this: Should an Islamic center dedicated to showing the superiority of Mohammed’s theology over Christianity get the same tax break?
OmqR-IV.0 over 13 years ago
Well, even cartoons should come along in pairs. :-|
Motivemagus over 13 years ago
^Har!
disgustedtaxpayer over 13 years ago
this exact cartoon was run dated Dec. 14th, 2010. ???
I posted on that date the #10 response with 7 reasons why the Anti-Christianity crowd is constitutionally WRONG to try to deny public Parks with Biblical themes!
Christians are US citizens with 1st amendment rights, and a Park is not a “church”….neither was Noah’s Ark.
Motivemagus over 13 years ago
And disgusted was wrong on every one, including the initial assumption that people are (1) Anti-Christians, (2) denying a “public park with [a] Biblical theme.” This was a denial of government tax breaks to a private, profit-making, religious organization promoting a religious theme park.
disgustedtaxpayer over 13 years ago
you deny “tax breaks” for anything with a religious theme? Our nation’s Founders must be rolling in their graves! They meant the 1st Amendment to allow all religions to express beliefs in public and denied only one action= a single selected STATE RELIGION church system.
What are you Bible-haters drinking, eating, smoking, swallowing??? Are you brain-dead parrots of the atheistic ACLU?
a theme park is not a church. No one is forced to attend or visit a theme park. the government investment or loan to a Noah’s Ark Park would return much in taxes if many tourists came and spent money to see it. No different than the cities giving tax breaks to get new industry….private, profit-making and possibly owned by Christians (GASP!) businesses!
nitwits.
4uk4ata over 13 years ago
“Are you brain-dead parrots of the atheistic ACLU?”
Hater, heal thyself. Large part of why religious institutions get a tax break is that because they don’t run businesses. I don’t see why this should carry over to a religious-themed business venture. You can put a “theme” on anything, after all, but there has to be a line somewhere. Otherwise it’s just abuse of the status of religion. Jesus for tax breaks, how inspiring.
You want to play the business game, you play by the usual rules. If it means you give unto Caesar, well, deal with it.
Motivemagus over 13 years ago
The laws are pretty clear here. And the group itself admits it is a for-profit venture. Not-for-profits can dedicate income to religious purposes (e.g., Catholic hospitals), but this is NOT what they are doing. Accusations of being “brain-dead” are pretty hilarious in that we have offered reasoned explanations and you have responded with insults. And as I said, I am not a Bible-hater. The only “parroting” I do is of the Constitution. Get over it. The government is not in the business of giving extra benefits to any religion. Ask yourself this: Should an Islamic center dedicated to showing the superiority of Mohammed’s theology over Christianity get the same tax break?
ohrn over 13 years ago
I loved this cartoon, so true it’s scary. Separation of church and state is essential, some of the above comments makes that clear.