RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
This isn't necessarily a post on how evil modern statism in America is (though that certainly may be a legitimate inference at the end) but is an honest question. I am trying to wrap my mind around the idea of tax-exempt status, incorporation, etc. Does the State require churches to "incorporate" into it? If so, is this not an ecclesial and sacramental act? Has not the church already been incorporated into the Body of Jesus, who is its head?
More specifically, is the act of seeking tax-exempt status a form of incorporating into the body of the State?
I understand Jesus said the sons of the kingdom are exempt from this, but go ahead and pay it to Caesar as kind of a bribe to get them off your back. I think that is a different statement that bureaucratically incorporating into the State.
More specifically, is the act of seeking tax-exempt status a form of incorporating into the body of the State?
I understand Jesus said the sons of the kingdom are exempt from this, but go ahead and pay it to Caesar as kind of a bribe to get them off your back. I think that is a different statement that bureaucratically incorporating into the State.