Leave Creflo alone
Posted in There are few “Christians” that I distance myself from more than the likes of Creflo Dollar and Benny Hinn. About the only thing I have in common with them is that we claim the Bible as God’s word. I’m not even sure that my Jesus looks anything like theirs. They are the kinds of people that my denomination’s favorite patriarch might have had burned at the stake.
Fortunately for these charlatans, ours is a country of religious freedom. Even our ridiculous yet sanctimonious drug laws are on occasion put aside in honor of the First Amendment. Other than outright fraud or abuse, the government should avoid meddling in the affairs of faith. I’m a fan of the Fair Tax anyway, but this case puts more fuel on the fire. The government has been using the tax system to go after politically active churches, and the targets are rarely of the party in power. Getting rid of the tax system would mean that the government wouldn’t have a case to keep its eye on the non-profits and would then get out of the religious business. (And those of us who aren’t into prosperity gospel should keep in mind that if the government has power to go after them, then it has the power to go after any of our houses of worship, too.)
On the other hand, perhaps Creflo and the rest should just give up their non-profit status. After all, Jesus did give a pretty short (which these days with blowhard preachers means uninspiring) sermon on paying taxes. Oh wait, maybe that’s just my Jesus…
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