schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agoHeads of churches say Israeli government is demanding they pay property tax, upsetting status quoapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11 cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zipworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkHeads of churches say Israeli government is demanding they pay property tax, upsetting status quoapnews.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square7fedilink cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zipworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days ago now they start targeting Christians By asking religious bodies to pay tax? Why do religious organisations get tax exemptions anyway?
minus-squarefilister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoDo you think synagogues are paying any taxes? Because if they force churches to pay the taxes, they should apply the same scrutiny to synagogues but I am sure they don’t. So I dare you to prove me wrong.
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoThis is taxes on commercial properties owned by the church. Commercial properties owned by synagogues are also taxed.
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoIf that is true, the complaint should be against synagogues being exempt, not against churches being asked to pay up.
By asking religious bodies to pay tax? Why do religious organisations get tax exemptions anyway?
Do you think synagogues are paying any taxes? Because if they force churches to pay the taxes, they should apply the same scrutiny to synagogues but I am sure they don’t. So I dare you to prove me wrong.
This is taxes on commercial properties owned by the church. Commercial properties owned by synagogues are also taxed.
If that is true, the complaint should be against synagogues being exempt, not against churches being asked to pay up.