Editor,
It fascinates me how many Christian religious leaders around the country will preach of the “last days,” which is referenced in the book of Revelations in the Bible.
In addition, references are made in said book about oppressive forces acting against Christianity. This concept fascinates me, considering we live in a society in which megachurch leaders make fortunes off of the faith and donations of their congregations, despite calamity and misbehavior by preachers such as Ted Haggard and Eddie Long.
On top of that, an all-male delegation of “top religious leaders” travelled to Washington to attempt to mandate the conditions for women’s access to birth control.
It frustrates me to see such people, who, by the way, are not taxed, find it in themselves not to include their churches in the tax system, or contribute to the overall economic situation in America, yet they want to set standards, rules and control over the mainstream population, whether it be birth control, abortion, gay-marriage rights, decriminalization of marijuana or other social issues.
Remember Rick Perry’s solution to America’s economic situation a few months ago — to hold a huge public prayer meeting — and guess what?
It didn’t work. Perhaps because their way hasn’t really worked for more than 200 years, the religious should respect secular tradition and start contributing to the economy in the way that many, many Americans have had to do for many years.
Maybe it’s time to start taxing churches, then?
James Graves
UNM student
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