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Old 2012-09-25, 11:34   Link #749
Vexx
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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone View Post
Simple solution: Don't class churches(and other religious organisations) as charitable organisations. I know of several countries that do this.

There are plenty of great secular charities that come to mind to (for instance, Doctors/Engineers without borders).
There's actually a fairly loud but utterly ignored movement for just that. The religious institutions (evangelical, catholic, etc) are clearly political in the US these days, that should revoke their tax-exempt status.
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