South Korea to Begin Levying Taxes on Clergy Members Next Year
Is this something the United States should consider doing considering how many of the mega-churches seem like multi-national corporations now with the amount of revenue they bring in:
The government will press ahead with the plan to impose taxes on clergy members beginning next year. Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon told lawmakers that the government will implement a revision to tax code that will enable it to levy income taxes of between 6 percent and 38 percent on churches, temples and other religious organizations beginning next year.
Kim said he will meet with leaders of religious groups to minimize confusion and ensure fair taxation.
“The government will take all preparatory steps before implementing taxation on religious groups,” Kim said. [Korea Times]
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Yes the United States should consider this.
The black church (Rev Sharpton, Rev Jackson) would not be happy.
If you believe this sort of thing, your man Jesus said it best: “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s”. Never understood why churches/religion got off from paying taxes. This is a Church in Seoul…
Matthew 25:35 “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”