[Vision2020] Religion is Business

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An interesting thought!  If you and others so value my particular belief
structure that you are willing to support it with financial backing,
then you might actually be correct.  Furthermore, if as a result of your
financial backing, I was able to purchase buildings and other property,
then I would have to pay property tax, under my belief structure.
However, since no one yet has been willing to support me in this
particular way, and since I do not own buildings or other property that
I would use to further entice financial backing, I must simply pay tax
on what I own, and on what is owned by the various businesses that I
support.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Benjamin Nieuwsma
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:57 PM
To: John Danahy; Vision2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Religion is Business

Dear sir,

Just a thought on your reasoning...

If religion is buisness because it sells a product, ie. a particular
belief structure. Then your emails are buisness as well, promoting your
particular belief structure about what a buisness is. Ergo, your emails
are taxable.

Cheers!

Benjamin

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From: John Danahy <mailto:jdanahy@turbonet.com>  

To: Vision2020 <mailto:vision2020@moscow.com>  

Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:25 PM

Subject: [Vision2020] Religion is Business

Religion, as we currently know it, must be recognized as a business.  It
should be considered the same as any other business.  Religion (yes
Nate, all religions) sells a product, a particular belief structure.  It
can be started by anyone, and its success measured.  It can be a small
as any mom and pop store or as large and many faceted as any
multi-national conglomerate.  It should be taxed like any other
business, helping to support the community.  Consider how much lower the
property tax burden would be for all of us in this community if
religions were taxed as the businesses they are. The time has truly come
to end special rights for religions, and treat them as any other venture
in our community.

John

jdanahy@turbonet.com

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>An interesting thought!&nbsp; If =
you and
others so value my particular belief structure that you are willing to =
support
it with financial backing, then you might actually be correct.&nbsp;
Furthermore, if as a result of your financial backing, I was able to =
purchase buildings
and other property, then I would have to pay property tax, under my =
belief structure.&nbsp;
However, since no one yet has been willing to support me in this =
particular
way, and since I do not own buildings or other property that I would use =
to
further entice financial backing, I must simply pay tax on what I own, =
and on
what is owned by the various businesses that I =
support.</span></font></p>

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Behalf Of </span></b>Benjamin Nieuwsma<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, August =
13, 2003
5:57 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> John Danahy; =
Vision2020<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] =
Religion
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If religion is buisness =
because it
sells a product, ie. a particular belief structure. Then your emails are
buisness as well, promoting your particular belief structure about what =
a
buisness is. Ergo, your emails are taxable.

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Religion, as we currently =
know it,
must be recognized as a business.&nbsp; It should be considered the same =
as any
other business.&nbsp; Religion (yes Nate, all religions) sells a =
product, a
particular belief structure.&nbsp; It can be started by anyone, and its =
success
measured.&nbsp; It can be a small as any mom and pop store or as large =
and many
faceted as any multi-national conglomerate.&nbsp; It should be taxed =
like any
other business, helping to support the community.&nbsp; Consider how =
much lower
the property tax burden would be for all of us in this community if =
religions
were taxed as the businesses they are. The time has truly come to end =
special
rights for religions, and treat them as any other venture in our =
community.

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>John</span></font></p>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a =
href=3D"mailto:jdanahy@turbonet.com">jdanahy@turbonet.com</a></span></fon=
t></p>

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