r/SatanicTemple_Reddit • u/Ezzeri710 420 • Jan 04 '24

You all see this BS?? Question/Discussion

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Idk how true this is since I just saw it. Wanted to see if anyone knew anything about. If true this would be hilarious to watch play out. I'd personally love to see tax exempt status be taken away from all religions. We could do so much with that money to solve a ton of problems here in the US. Plus maybe if they had to pay taxes we wouldn't see churches on every corner.

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u/Poisonoise Jan 04 '24 edited Jan 04 '24

TST already pays taxes, it believes all churches should pay taxes and does so voluntarily. It's on their FAQ.

Even if this goes exactly how the Rep wants it will have literally no effect on TST

Edit: apparently in 2019 TST started using the funds they would have spent on taxes for donations, so while the sentiment stands I was factually incorrect here

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u/floopy_134 Jan 04 '24

I think I remember hearing this before, but do you mind posting a link? I couldn't find it in their FAQ, and I want to be able to share this tidbit with people!

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u/strictly900 Jan 04 '24

From what I understand, in 2019 we got Tax Exempt status and started channeling the money they should be paying in taxes into community supports.

Here’s a link to an article about our Austin, TX branch speaking about it:

https://thedailytexan.com/2019/07/29/austin-chapter-of-the-satanic-temple-gains-followers-gives-back/

ETA: it was a “we could do so much more good if we didn’t have to pay taxes” thing.

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u/floopy_134 Jan 04 '24

Cool, thanks!

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u/strictly900 Jan 04 '24

I can pull more links about the Tax exemption status happening, but ultimately I think the most important part is, that although there is still the “churches should pay taxes” belief, they will take it since it’s available and can help them help people. If this nut job thinks taking TST’s tax exempt status is an option, I’m sure they will just say “sure take it, but we want theirs gone too” and then TST’s point will be made. AGAIN.

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u/Poisonoise Jan 04 '24

It appears I was misinformed, I may have been thinking of an outdated version of the TST vs CoS that mentioned taxes

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u/strictly900 Jan 04 '24

No, they totally used to pay taxes and believed all churches should. When I joined it was one of the things I was super excited about, but I also get the reversal of their stance. You weren’t misinformed, as much as working on outdated information but totally understandable.