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Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by huimang on Monday September 18, 2023 @10:13AM (#37556378)
It means exactly what he said: he wants it to do good locally. There are other ways money can be used locally for good than building roads.
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Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by barelysapient on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:02AM (#37557088)
Not all churches engage in this behavior. You appear to hold some pretty strong and uncharitable assumptions.
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Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by callalex on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:14PM (#37559833)
Not all, just most.
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Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by barelysapient on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @11:28AM (#37571333)
There's undoubtedly bad churches out there. Maybe even a lot. But I think blanket demagoguery of any group, include churches, shows a lack of curiosity, and maybe too, tolerance of others who think differently than you.
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