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The Wizard

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32. The fact that the Church is tax exempt
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 10:57 AM
12 hrs ago

indicates the wall between Church and State is a thinly veiled bullshit story.

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Anything labeled a "Trump Commission" is gonna be shit. CTyankee 16 hrs ago #1
That's just a cover TommyT139 16 hrs ago #3
Shoddy news reporting TommyT139 16 hrs ago #2
NBC simply republished an AP story BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #6
Thank you very much - above and beyond TommyT139 13 hrs ago #27
Religious Liberty Commission wyn borkins 15 hrs ago #4
...as long as that religion is ultraconservative Evangelical "Christianity". tanyev 15 hrs ago #5
...butt-of-course...(n/t) wyn borkins 15 hrs ago #7
Aka Grift-Ian's. jls4561 15 hrs ago #9
Oh, that's good. tanyev 15 hrs ago #10
Many progressive Christians are worried TommyT139 13 hrs ago #28
We have some wonderful progressive Christian churches in NYC electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #41
Frightening. sinkingfeeling 15 hrs ago #8
Here's a thought. Icanthinkformyself 14 hrs ago #11
Are those bridges toll or draw bridges? multigraincracker 14 hrs ago #12
Absolutely.... MarcoZandrini 14 hrs ago #14
The words "Religious" and "Liberty"... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #13
There are more than 4,000 religions in the world... Escape 14 hrs ago #15
The "bridge"... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #29
I love how they try to give unconstitutional rights to these religions mdbl 14 hrs ago #16
As a life long Catholic, you don't want the Vatican having a say. OC375 14 hrs ago #17
Does that mean he wants the Koran read in school? Festivito 14 hrs ago #18
When will we start taxing these so-called "churches?" sarchasm 13 hrs ago #19
It's not about religions Farmer-Rick 13 hrs ago #20
Exactly! Hey Joe 13 hrs ago #25
And where does Just Jerome 13 hrs ago #21
Every classroom should have readings from the Koran, and prayer mats oriented towards Mecca. Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #22
No. travelingthrulife 13 hrs ago #23
This is ridiculous. Americanme 13 hrs ago #24
Of course, us Jews will be left off the table, unless it's the cudgel that is Israel AZLD4Candidate 13 hrs ago #26
Bridges? bromeando 13 hrs ago #30
A wall is what is needed. twodogsbarking 12 hrs ago #31
The fact that the Church is tax exempt The Wizard 12 hrs ago #32
DOGE cut funding for church based social service orgs started when Bush II tried t let govt and religious orgs cooperate ChicagoTeamster 12 hrs ago #33
Fuck religion. I think any bridge connecting church and state should be burnt down. Autumn 12 hrs ago #34
Project 2025 again Nigrum Cattus 11 hrs ago #35
FUCK NO!!! I want the wall, the moat, and the piranhas. No drawbridge. niyad 11 hrs ago #36
I Urge A Pasta Bridge modrepub 11 hrs ago #37
No bridges - absolutely not. 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #38
Totally against this BULLSHIT, BUT start with first test here. bluestarone 10 hrs ago #39
Coming from the least religious president ever Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 10 hrs ago #40
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. What they are advocating is an American Taliban. CousinIT 10 hrs ago #42
This is about as anti-American as it gets. SamuelAdams 9 hrs ago #43
NO Skittles 9 hrs ago #44
Discrimination via christian hate is what this shit is all about wolfie001 8 hrs ago #45
Here's DoJ's list of the Commission members and advisers... Grins 7 hrs ago #46
Religious Liberty Commission urges.... reACTIONary 6 hrs ago #47
Building bridges where the wall should really be built. nt BWdem4life 5 hrs ago #48
want to watch them back pedal azureblue 5 hrs ago #49
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