Are they different than any other church? Do they own a Private Jet? Do they claim that only God can cure your cancer if you donate enough money? Do they tell their people that donated money will come back to them tenfold in a windfall from heaven?All religions have too much money for a belief system built around charity that worship a man that preached poverty. They are just more successful at it that most.
Seriously, this is religion. This is what religion is, this is what religion does. Slap some holiness on a scam/cult and the gullible will follow with there minds and their money. The immoral part is that we the people of the United States of America are forced by taxes and laws to participate in religious scams and beliefs for the benefit of professional christians and their religious shareholders in government.
ELIMINATE the Tax Exempt status of ALL Churches… and bill them for ALL back taxes owed on their property and income back to the beginning of the tax code!
I came upon a child of GodHe was walking along the roadAnd I asked him where are you goingAnd this he told meI’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm *I’m going to join in a rock ‘n’ roll bandI’m going to camp out on the landI’m going to try an’ get my soul free Joni Mitchell lyrics, CSN&Y, vocals
Religion per se isn’t a problem. Religion is just a symptom of the real, underlying problem, namely faith — the mindset that deludes people into thinking that they can somehow or other “know” things without a shred of supporting evidence, and frequently in the face of considerable evidence to the contrary. Faith gives us not only religion but also homeopathy, astrology, objectivism, ufology, conspiracy theories, climate-change denial, false accusations of ritual satanic child abuse, anti-vax movements, a host of superstitions, personality cults, jingoism, imperialism, racism, quackery, Chinese traditional “medicine”, feng shui, and the insidious brain parasite that leads people to endlessly obsess over anyone named Kardashian.
Faith is humanity’s all-time, blue-ribbon, gold-medal, undisputed, undefeated, heavyweight world-champion worst method EVER of making decisions! Nobody ever uses faith for anything that can be tested or measured or that really matters in real life.
The priest class, needless to say, praises faith to the skies, because their paychecks depend on suckers continuing to fall for it. Religious believers are the victims in a huge, accurately named confidence game.
Don’t believe me? Test it for yourself. The difference between education and indoctrination is whether the person at the front of the room welcomes questions from the audience. Try it the next time your minister is in the middle of a sermon.
This is why churches should be taxed. Let them deduct charitable contributions just like any other company. For longer than I can remember I’ve been amazed at how ‘freedom of religion’ became ‘taxpayers should support all religions’
Masterskrain Premium Member over 4 years ago
ALL MAN-MADE Religions are the GREATEST EVILS EVER INFLICTED ON MANKIND!!!! PERIOD!!
jhayesd31 over 4 years ago
Are they different than any other church? Do they own a Private Jet? Do they claim that only God can cure your cancer if you donate enough money? Do they tell their people that donated money will come back to them tenfold in a windfall from heaven?All religions have too much money for a belief system built around charity that worship a man that preached poverty. They are just more successful at it that most.
mitchkeos Premium Member over 4 years ago
I can’t have any sympathy for people who are just plain stupid enough to believe bizarre, totally fabricated Mormon nonsense.
Bookworm over 4 years ago
That’s a rhetorical question, right?
Teto85 Premium Member over 4 years ago
To quote Carlin the Great, “Religion is Bu—sh-t.”
Stephen Runnels Premium Member over 4 years ago
Seriously, this is religion. This is what religion is, this is what religion does. Slap some holiness on a scam/cult and the gullible will follow with there minds and their money. The immoral part is that we the people of the United States of America are forced by taxes and laws to participate in religious scams and beliefs for the benefit of professional christians and their religious shareholders in government.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 4 years ago
ELIMINATE the Tax Exempt status of ALL Churches… and bill them for ALL back taxes owed on their property and income back to the beginning of the tax code!
Haukki over 4 years ago
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. – Lucius Annacus Seneca
lobo1939 over 4 years ago
Who does Steve toon for?
Display over 4 years ago
Any religion that’s leaders have jets and live in mansions is a cult. I do have some respect for leaders who live modestly.
Jersey Chuck over 4 years ago
Every religion in the world has denounced every other religion as a fraud. That proves to me that they all tell the truth – about others.
Church has always been willing to swap off treasures in heaven for cash down. Robert Green Ingersoll
jhayesd31 over 4 years ago
All Religion is BullSh*t By George Carlin.
I had to stop watching it to keep from laughing at loud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-e2NDSTuE
Masterskrain Premium Member over 4 years ago
“Religions” are merely “Cults” with better P.R. !
ideations over 4 years ago
Politics is Religion is Politics is Religion is Politics, etc.
VT8/VF84 over 4 years ago
I came upon a child of GodHe was walking along the roadAnd I asked him where are you goingAnd this he told meI’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm *I’m going to join in a rock ‘n’ roll bandI’m going to camp out on the landI’m going to try an’ get my soul free Joni Mitchell lyrics, CSN&Y, vocals
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 4 years ago
I suppose it’s still considered polite to keep in that redundant 2nd “M”.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 4 years ago
Religion per se isn’t a problem. Religion is just a symptom of the real, underlying problem, namely faith — the mindset that deludes people into thinking that they can somehow or other “know” things without a shred of supporting evidence, and frequently in the face of considerable evidence to the contrary. Faith gives us not only religion but also homeopathy, astrology, objectivism, ufology, conspiracy theories, climate-change denial, false accusations of ritual satanic child abuse, anti-vax movements, a host of superstitions, personality cults, jingoism, imperialism, racism, quackery, Chinese traditional “medicine”, feng shui, and the insidious brain parasite that leads people to endlessly obsess over anyone named Kardashian.
Faith is humanity’s all-time, blue-ribbon, gold-medal, undisputed, undefeated, heavyweight world-champion worst method EVER of making decisions! Nobody ever uses faith for anything that can be tested or measured or that really matters in real life.
The priest class, needless to say, praises faith to the skies, because their paychecks depend on suckers continuing to fall for it. Religious believers are the victims in a huge, accurately named confidence game.
Don’t believe me? Test it for yourself. The difference between education and indoctrination is whether the person at the front of the room welcomes questions from the audience. Try it the next time your minister is in the middle of a sermon.
walfishj over 4 years ago
Render onto Caesar.
Daeder over 4 years ago
Blessed are the tax scams…
mr_sherman Premium Member over 4 years ago
Fantastic comments, everyone. These are great notes.
FaustoCoppi over 4 years ago
Right “up there” with your “Resign, Ev” toon!
tauyen over 4 years ago
This is why churches should be taxed. Let them deduct charitable contributions just like any other company. For longer than I can remember I’ve been amazed at how ‘freedom of religion’ became ‘taxpayers should support all religions’
sufamelico over 4 years ago
@MASTER, You could’ve stopped at “ALL” dat’s all !