Fappin regulations

[Powling]

I know this is satire but I still think it's stupid and not clever or funny for a number of reasons.

First off, masturbation is nothing like abortion. Like not even in the same ball park. Semen cannot become a living thing, whereas regardless of your stance on abortion, embryos do become a living thing at some point. Abortion SHOULD be a big decision but hey I am a man and I am not allowed to have an opinion.

Second, it irks me that this issue is framed by the left as "men controlling women's bodies" when women themselves are overwhelmingly pro-life. I live in a liberal state and town and every single girlfriend that I have ever had has been pro-life. Whereas men mostly stay out of the abortion debate. If men are presenting the bills in the legislature that is merely because they are the elected official for their locality and they are simply listening to their constituents like they should be. I am sure there are plenty of women in the legislature that support these bills but you don't hear about them because it doesn't fit the narrative.

Third, the position of the right is mainly that they should not be forced to pay for abortions through tax dollars, especially when their tax dollars are also going toward birth control which you should have been taking in the first place. I mean if you are someone who is bitching because the government won't pay for your irresponsibility multiple times over, then you're probably a scum bag and quite frankly I don't give a shit about your opinion. Liberals think that abortions are just another form of birth control and someone else should pay for it. What ridiculousness.

And lastly, what a giant waste of time and money this fake bill is.

Holy fucking triggered Batman. I'm a millennial and even I haven't triggered this hard before.

[LBJefferies]

Holy fucking triggered Batman. I'm a millennial and even I haven't triggered this hard before.

I wasn't triggered. This is a place for debate and I provided a response. Would you rather me say something like "lol fags"?

[mrsleeve]

Holy fucking triggered Batman. I'm a millennial and even I haven't triggered this hard before.

lol you must be new here

[Exodus_2pt0]

Please don't start using Facebook fuckboi slang here.

[z31maniac]

I am 100% in agreement but what religious institutions do your tax dollars support?

So you're OK with the fact that religious institutions don't pay taxes?

Guess it's about time to setup my own church. I need a house like Joel Osteen.

[agent]

Guess it's about time to setup my own church.

We talked about it before...

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?p=2607407#post2607407

[LBJefferies]

So you're OK with the fact that religious institutions don't pay taxes?

Guess it's about time to setup my own church. I need a house like Joel Osteen.

Yes absolutely. When you tax something you open the door to government control and regulation which violates the first amendment. Taxing churches is a very dangerous idea. Besides, they are non-profits anyways so you'd have to eliminate 501(c)(3) completely.

[z31maniac]

Yeah, non-profit.

How much weed have you smoked to make yourself like this?

Even when I was a kid, the preacher at my small Episcopal church lived in a nice new house driving a BMW. And this was in a small suburb of only like the 50th largest city of the country.

[z31maniac]

So Joel Osteen, Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, etc, none of these people profited from religion?

Do you even research anything you ever say?

[z31maniac]

Yes absolutely. When you tax something you open the door to government control and regulation which violates the first amendment. Taxing churches is a very dangerous idea. Besides, they are non-profits anyways so you'd have to eliminate 501(c)(3) completely.

Please explain your outstanding logic that if we made churches pay tax, we have to eliminate all non-profit benefits?

[BraveUlysses]

Gotta love that prosperity gospel

[LBJefferies]

So Joel Osteen, Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, etc, none of these people profited from religion?

Do you even research anything you ever say?

For every Joel Osteen there are 20 legitimate neighborhood churches. Please tell me genius what system you use to distinguish between a legitimate church and a Joel Osteen church? These churches don't have "profits" they just write all money off as reinvestment and wages, etc. Yes I KNOW they make profits and I KNOW they are abused I am not disagreeing with you but there is no good way of telling. Good luck taking Joel and Pat to court and arguing that they aren't a legitimate religious organization and need to pay taxes. And while you're at it take the Red Cross and any other questionable charity group. You will fail but if you do succeed you will bring legitimate churches and charities down with them.

[z31maniac]

For every Joel Osteen there are 20 legitimate neighborhood churches. Please tell me genius what system you use to distinguish between a legitimate church and a Joel Osteen church? These churches don't have "profits" they just write all money off as reinvestment and wages, etc. Yes I KNOW they make profits and I KNOW they are abused I am not disagreeing with you but there is no good way of telling. Good luck taking Joel and Pat to court and arguing that they aren't a legitimate religious organization and need to pay taxes. And while you're at it take the Red Cross and any other questionable charity group. You will fail but if you do succeed you will bring legitimate churches and charities down with them.

Quoted for prosperity.

[4tDX]

Seemed relevant to the topic and it has been getting some air time on the news again recently. Basically an e-porn tax.

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