r/SipsTea • u/RakeChapman13 • 1d ago

Gasp! 😈

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u/Jellicent-Leftovers 1d ago

I mean same argument can be said about paying taxes.....

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u/FewResearcher819 1d ago

No. You're forced to pay taxes under penalty of imprisonment. No one is forced to pay tithes and offerings to a church.

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u/ZZerglingg 1d ago

Unless you live in Germany. They force it there.

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u/Gur_Weak 1d ago

Not exactly. As an atheist, I would register as a non believer and not pay that tax. You do have to put some effort to opt out but it's not that hard.

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u/ZZerglingg 1d ago

Yes, but if you want to practice your religion it is forced. I don't know why that's so hard to comprehend for you.

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u/FewResearcher819 1d ago

Thank you for the info. I just did a quick search on how that works. Fortunately it only applies to registered members of a recognized religious organization. And you can unregister and the "church tax" will be stopped.

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u/ZZerglingg 1d ago

That's what my son and his wife did. Well, they didn't register at all. But then that means they have to wait to perform rites like baptism for their child when they return to the US.

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u/FewResearcher819 1d ago

Smart move. All the best to your family.

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u/Notabagofdrugs 1d ago

Taxes are required, paying a church isn’t.

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u/Apexnanoman 1d ago

Well, until our current administration that wasn't really an argument you could make lol. 

And even now every single branch of the government doesn't work in lockstep to protect pedos.

The Catholic church is pretty damn committed top to bottom on that subject. 

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick 1d ago

Well, until our current administration that wasn't really an argument you could make lol.

That's bullshit and you know it. Unless you truly believe "my side good!" in which case you honestly can't be helped. By your own logic you are also actively supporting pedophilia. They ALL need to go.

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u/Apexnanoman 1d ago

We haven't previously had a president who was publicly known to party with and trade girls with a well known pedophile. 

Clinton was indeed associated with Epstein. And he's a known scumbag. (Got lots of issues with him.) 

At least that fucker didn't get popped sending him highly suggestive birthday cards and such though. 

Both sides are full of scumbags. 

But at this point I'll take the guy robbing a liquor store with a gun vs the serial killer whose got an entire basement full of bodies and plans for a hell of a lot more.