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Apr 26, 2019 14:16:57   #
Sew_What
 
All's I can say: it's about time. Even Christians will admit Satan exists. LOL

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/satanic-temple-named-tax-exempt-church-irs/

SALEM, Mass. — The Satanic Temple says it’s been designated a church by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Salem, Massachusetts-based organization provided The Associated Press with a notice it recently received communicating its new tax-exempt status. The letter used a code that classifies it as a “church or a convention or association of churches.”

The group is now listed in an IRS database for tax-exempt organizations. An email seeking comment was sent to the IRS.

The group says the designation will help in religious discrimination legal cases and allow it to pursue faith-based government grants.

The “non-theistic” group advocates for a stricter separation of church and state. It placed a statue of the goat-headed creature Baphomet at the Arkansas State Capitol last year to call for the removal of a Ten Commandments monument.

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Apr 26, 2019 14:20:16   #
Liberty Tree
 
Sew_What wrote:
All's I can say: it's about time. Even Christians will admit Satan exists. LOL

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/satanic-temple-named-tax-exempt-church-irs/

SALEM, Mass. — The Satanic Temple says it’s been designated a church by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Salem, Massachusetts-based organization provided The Associated Press with a notice it recently received communicating its new tax-exempt status. The letter used a code that classifies it as a “church or a convention or association of churches.”

The group is now listed in an IRS database for tax-exempt organizations. An email seeking comment was sent to the IRS.

The group says the designation will help in religious discrimination legal cases and allow it to pursue faith-based government grants.

The “non-theistic” group advocates for a stricter separation of church and state. It placed a statue of the goat-headed creature Baphomet at the Arkansas State Capitol last year to call for the removal of a Ten Commandments monument.
All's I can say: it's about time. Even Christians... (show quote)


I am sure they will be glad to have you as a member.

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Apr 26, 2019 14:21:36   #
Sew_What
 
Liberty Tree wrote:
I am sure they will be glad to have you as a member.


I'm not a Satanist, but if you're interested, just read the bible and you'll know why you'll join...LOL

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Apr 26, 2019 14:22:37   #
Carol Kelly
 
Sew_What wrote:
All's I can say: it's about time. Even Christians will admit Satan exists. LOL

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/satanic-temple-named-tax-exempt-church-irs/

SALEM, Mass. — The Satanic Temple says it’s been designated a church by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Salem, Massachusetts-based organization provided The Associated Press with a notice it recently received communicating its new tax-exempt status. The letter used a code that classifies it as a “church or a convention or association of churches.”

The group is now listed in an IRS database for tax-exempt organizations. An email seeking comment was sent to the IRS.

The group says the designation will help in religious discrimination legal cases and allow it to pursue faith-based government grants.

The “non-theistic” group advocates for a stricter separation of church and state. It placed a statue of the goat-headed creature Baphomet at the Arkansas State Capitol last year to call for the removal of a Ten Commandments monument.
All's I can say: it's about time. Even Christians... (show quote)


This is totally ridiculous. If we had more Ten Commandments monuments we’d have a healthier nation. Read them, follow them and become a better people. Satanic worship should be put on the way, way back burner.

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Apr 26, 2019 14:28:58   #
Liberty Tree
 
Sew_What wrote:
I'm not a Satanist, but if you're interested, just read the bible and you'll know why you'll join...LOL


I obviously know more true Bible than you. To be a member of the satanic temple you do not have to be a satanist. All you have to do is h**e Trump. That qualifies you.

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Apr 26, 2019 14:32:18   #
bylm1-Bernie
 
Sew_What wrote:
I'm not a Satanist, but if you're interested, just read the bible and you'll know why you'll join...LOL



Very high-level comment, one might say. That is if he was an i***t. No thought needed.

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Apr 26, 2019 14:37:51   #
Liberty Tree
 
bylm1-Bernie wrote:
Very high-level comment, one might say. That is if he was an i***t. No thought needed.


To be a liberal today requires no thought. All one has to do is get up every day surf the ELWNJ sites and parrot what you are fed.

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Apr 26, 2019 14:45:37   #
Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon
 
Liberty Tree wrote:
I am sure they will be glad to have you as a member.


Exactly what I thought

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Apr 26, 2019 16:56:55   #
Kevyn
 
Sew_What wrote:
All's I can say: it's about time. Even Christians will admit Satan exists. LOL

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/satanic-temple-named-tax-exempt-church-irs/

SALEM, Mass. — The Satanic Temple says it’s been designated a church by the Internal Revenue Service.

The Salem, Massachusetts-based organization provided The Associated Press with a notice it recently received communicating its new tax-exempt status. The letter used a code that classifies it as a “church or a convention or association of churches.”

The group is now listed in an IRS database for tax-exempt organizations. An email seeking comment was sent to the IRS.

The group says the designation will help in religious discrimination legal cases and allow it to pursue faith-based government grants.

The “non-theistic” group advocates for a stricter separation of church and state. It placed a statue of the goat-headed creature Baphomet at the Arkansas State Capitol last year to call for the removal of a Ten Commandments monument.
All's I can say: it's about time. Even Christians... (show quote)


This is why our government should not fund faith based organizations. Even tax exemption should be questioned, the mega churches that buy palaces for their preachers should be paying taxes.

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Apr 26, 2019 16:58:25   #
Kevyn
 
Liberty Tree wrote:
I obviously know more true Bible than you. To be a member of the satanic temple you do not have to be a satanist. All you have to do is h**e Trump. That qualifies you.


Sadly anyone who v**ed for Trump joined, they just don’t know it yet.

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Apr 26, 2019 21:56:19   #
Rose42
 
bylm1-Bernie wrote:
Very high-level comment, one might say. That is if he was an i***t. No thought needed.


Bad Bob was never rational on the subject. He has a new id but he just can’t help himself.

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Apr 27, 2019 08:34:30   #
Sew_What
 
Carol Kelly wrote:
This is totally ridiculous. If we had more Ten Commandments monuments we’d have a healthier nation. Read them, follow them and become a better people. Satanic worship should be put on the way, way back burner.


The Seven Tenets of The Satanic Temple:

-One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
-The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
-One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.
-The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo your own.
-Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
-People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
-Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

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Apr 27, 2019 08:35:26   #
Sew_What
 
Liberty Tree wrote:
I obviously know more true Bible than you. To be a member of the satanic temple you do not have to be a satanist. All you have to do is h**e Trump. That qualifies you.


Tenets
The Seven Tenets of the Satanic Temple:

-One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
-One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.
The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo your own.
-Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
-People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
-Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

Nope: nothing about Trump, not even close.

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Apr 27, 2019 08:45:02   #
bylm1-Bernie
 
Sew_What wrote:
....and you're comment, highly unnecessary, proves that you're even a bigger i***t..LOL


Nope! Just trying to keep conversation on a bit higher plane. I guess that may not be possible.

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Apr 27, 2019 08:48:46   #
Sew_What
 
bylm1-Bernie wrote:
Nope! Just trying to keep conversation on a bit higher plane. I guess that may not be possible.


...Well, don't take the Boeing 737 Max, they hit the ground pretty fast.

Here is the higher plane:

The Seven Tenets of the Satanic Temple:

-One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
-One's body is inviolable, subject to one's own will alone.
-The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo your own.
-Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
-People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
-Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

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