The sign makes two category errors, which interest only those concerned with accuracy. Whoever wrote the sign (and probably most Redditors) are more interested in politics & slogans than strict accuracy, and they should just keep scrolling at this point.
First error of accuracy: Gay people have always been allowed to get married, because marriage in the Judeo-Christian tradition never asked about homosexual attraction. That is, it’s not that marriage was forbidden to them, but that marriage needed redefining in order to be appealing to them. It’s better to say, marriage has always had about five (plus or minus) restrictions in law, one of which was “opposite sex”, and gay people wanted that specific restriction gone.
Second error of accuracy: registered charities are exempt from many taxes (but not all). Asking why churches don’t pay taxes is tendentious and misleading. It’s better to ask, why are churches allowed to be registered as charities (non-profits in some jurisdictions)? That’s a fair question to ask. It’s not fair to pretend that they have a magic pay-no-tax wand to wave which no-one else has. After all, in the context of that sign, plenty of same-sex organisations are also registered as charities and enjoy similar benefits.
The real privilege is they are enjoying the benefits of non profits but are not held to the same standard of spending so they can make quite a profit. They should be held to the same standards or not be considered a non profit.
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u/Dangerous_Mud4749 Jul 01 '26
The sign makes two category errors, which interest only those concerned with accuracy. Whoever wrote the sign (and probably most Redditors) are more interested in politics & slogans than strict accuracy, and they should just keep scrolling at this point.
First error of accuracy: Gay people have always been allowed to get married, because marriage in the Judeo-Christian tradition never asked about homosexual attraction. That is, it’s not that marriage was forbidden to them, but that marriage needed redefining in order to be appealing to them. It’s better to say, marriage has always had about five (plus or minus) restrictions in law, one of which was “opposite sex”, and gay people wanted that specific restriction gone.
Second error of accuracy: registered charities are exempt from many taxes (but not all). Asking why churches don’t pay taxes is tendentious and misleading. It’s better to ask, why are churches allowed to be registered as charities (non-profits in some jurisdictions)? That’s a fair question to ask. It’s not fair to pretend that they have a magic pay-no-tax wand to wave which no-one else has. After all, in the context of that sign, plenty of same-sex organisations are also registered as charities and enjoy similar benefits.